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Vandana Shiva (born November 5, 1952) is a physicist, philosopher, ecofeminist, environmental activist and writer. Vandana was born in Dehra Dun, Uttaranchal State, which was formerly a part of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. She participated in the Chipko movement during the 1970s. The movement, whose main participants were women, adopted the tactic of hugging trees to prevent their felling. In 1982, she founded the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology. Initiatives of this foundation are the organic farmi ...

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Carol J. Adams is an author writing about feminism and vegetarianism. She is best known for her first book The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory She calls herself a "feminist vegetarian author." A vegan feminist and ecofeminist, she teaches at the Perkins School of Theology, Dallas. Her first book The Sexual Politics of Meat: A Feminist-Vegetarian Critical Theory discusses how, especially in times of shortage, women often give men the meat that they perceive to be the "best" foo ...

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