Dr. Jane Goodall with Freud, a chimpanzee from Gombe. Photograph © Michael Neugebauer
Rhett A. Butler and Jeremy Hance, Mongabay
Waking Times
Jane Goodall is not only arguably the most famous conservationist who ever lived, but also the most well-known and respected female scientist on the planet today.
Her path to reach that stature is as unlikely as it is inspiring. Told to “never give up” by her mother, Goodall set out in her 20s to pursue her childhood dream: to live with animals in Africa. By the time she was 26 she doing just this.
