Heroines Quilt IX: Dr Jane Goodall

Who is Jane Goodall? Jane Goodall is one of the most famous nature activist and conservationists. When she was young, her father gave her a chimpanzee stuffie and her journey toward loving chimpanzees and nature started. She didn’t have enough money for college, but...

Jane Goodall: Girlhood Hero

Ever since I was 5 year old, my hero was Jane Goodall. Jane Goodall is an ethologist, meaning she studies animal behaviour. In particular, she studied chimpanzees in the wilds in Africa. As a little girl I watched National Geographic films about her, gobbled up every...

Girl in the Mist

Long before she was honored with a Google doodle the famous primatologist Dr. Dian Fossey was a little girl who loved animals. Dian Fossey was born in San Francisco, California on January 16, 1932. Her parents divorced when she was 6, and she was raised in a very...

31 Heroines of March 2010: Jane Goodall

To celebrate Women’s History Month, we invite people to submit their girlhood heroines for the Heroines Quilt Project. Read about Jane Goodall!

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