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Marion Stoddart: The Work of 1000
directed by Dorie Clark, fl. 2010 and Susan Edwards, fl. 2009; produced by extra mile design (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2010), 31 mins
In the 1960s, the Nashua River in New Hampshire and central Massachusetts was one of the 10 most polluted in the country, clogged with multicolored, toxic sludge from nearby paper mills. Around that time, housewife Marion Stoddart moved to the area with her family, so close to the river they could smell its noxiou...
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directed by Dorie Clark, fl. 2010 and Susan Edwards, fl. 2009; produced by extra mile design (Watertown, MA: Documentary Educational Resources (DER), 2010), 31 mins
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In the 1960s, the Nashua River in New Hampshire and central Massachusetts was one of the 10 most polluted in the country, clogged with multicolored, toxic sludge from nearby paper mills. Around that time, housewife Marion Stoddart moved to the area with her family, so close to the river they could smell its noxious fumes. At a low point in her life, she decided to fight her own emptiness by taking on the biggest challenge she could find - cleanin...
In the 1960s, the Nashua River in New Hampshire and central Massachusetts was one of the 10 most polluted in the country, clogged with multicolored, toxic sludge from nearby paper mills. Around that time, housewife Marion Stoddart moved to the area with her family, so close to the river they could smell its noxious fumes. At a low point in her life, she decided to fight her own emptiness by taking on the biggest challenge she could find - cleaning up the Nashua. Her dramatic success in mobilizing the community showed people that change was possible, even though they'd lost hope. Marion's efforts helped get the Massachusetts Clean Rivers Act passed so that companies weren't allowed to pollute rivers like the Nashua anymore. In the process, she won a United Nations award, was profiled in National Geographic, and had a widely-read children's book written about her. Her secret? An ordinary person can do extraordinary things when they refuse to give up. Thanks to Marion, children in the Nashua River Watershed and around the world have come to understand that one person can make a difference, even when the odds seem impossible.
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Field of Study
Environmental Studies
Content Type
Documentary
Contributor
extra mile design, JIll Singer, fl. 2010
Author / Creator
Dorie Clark, fl. 2010, Susan Edwards, fl. 2009
Date Published / Released
2010
Publisher
Documentary Educational Resources (DER)
Speaker / Narrator
JIll Singer, fl. 2010
Person Discussed
Marion Stoddart, fl. 1962
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2010 extra mile design
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