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Jane's Birth
Jane was born to Herbert Goodall and Margaret Myfanwe Joseph. She was originally exposed and found her interest in chimps when her father gave her a chimp stuffed animal at a young age. -
Arriving in Tanzania
Departing from England, Jane and her mother traveled to modern day Tanzania, to study the little-known chimpanzees, as an intern for Louis Leakey. She researched through an unconventional way, creating personal relationships with the chimps, and traveling to remote destinations to further her research. In her first year, she realized that chimps eat meat and make tools to survive. -
National Geographic Article
After sponsoring her work with chimpanzees, and sending a photographer and filmmaker, National Geographic features her article "My life among wild chimpanzees." -
Cambridge
Jane attended Cambridge and earned a Ph.D. of ethology. She was able to obtain the Ph.D. without getting a baccalaureate degree, which was very rare. -
Jane Goodall's Institute
Jane founds this organization, Jane Goodall Institute for wildlife research, education, and conservation, in order to further the chimpanzee research, protection, and conservation of habitat. -
Chimpanzoo
Chimpanzoo was a research program of Jane Goodall Institute, which aimed to study captive chimpanzees to improve their life. -
Jane becomes an Activist
After going to a chimpanzee conference in Chicago, and noticing the extreme decline in chimp population due to outside causes, she changed her focus to conserving chimpanzees and their habitats, instead of observation and research. -
Jane founds Roots&Shoots
After meeting local Tanzanian teenagers and discussing humanitarian, she felt inspired. As a result, she decided to create Roots&Shoots, which is an program that evolved into one that focuses on empowerment of youth to take action in their communities. Developing the leadership and responsibility skills in the youth that are essential for this project is helping ensure the protection of the environment in the future. -
Tchimpounga sanctuary
Goodall was very concerned due to the negative impact that the illicit bush meat trade and kidnapping chimps for pets, so she decided to open the Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Rehabilitation Center, which was an chimp orphanage. -
UN messanger of Peace
Jane becomes a UN messenger of Peace, a very prestigious for global citizens, because of her work with Roots&Shoots. -
Jane becomes a knight
She is made a Dame of the British empire, in Buckingham Palace, because of her outstanding humanitarian contributions.