Women's History Month: Jane Goodall

British primatologist and ethnologist Jane Goodall is best known for her groundbreaking work observing chimpanzee behavior in the wild. In 1960 she began the longest field study of an animal group in history, studying chimpanzees in the Gombe National Park in what is now Tanzania. At the time she didn't have any education (except secretarial school), so she approached her subjects in a non-scientific manner, giving many of them names and assigning them human characteristics. She later obtained a PhD in ethology, the study of animal behavior, at Cambridge University in England. She has made significant contributions to the study of animal behavior, as well as to causes related to conservation and animal welfare.

Resources

Lovelady, Cambria. “Jane Goodall.” Salem Press Biographical Encyclopedia, 2022. EBSCOhost,https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&AuthType=ip,shib&db=ers&AN=89405543&site=eds-live&scope=site&custid=ath2

Films

Many documentaries have been made about her. Here are a few, available in Films on Demand.

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