Quote by: Jane Goodall

My family has very strong women. My mother never laughed at my dream of Africa, even though everyone else did because we didn't have any money, because Africa was the 'dark continent', and because I was a girl.


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  • NameJane Goodall
  • DescriptionBritish primatologist, ethologist, and anthropologist
  • AliasesDame Jane Morris Goodall; Valerie Jane Morris-Goodall
  • BornApril 3, 1934
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionZoologist; Anthropologist; Primatologist; Scientist; Ethologist
  • AwardsOfficer Of The Legion Of Honour; Dame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire; Princess Of Asturias Award - Technical And Scientific Research; William Procter Prize For Scientific Achievement; Tyler Prize For Environmental Achievement