Jane Goodall

         Early Life

Jane Goodall was born on April 3, 1934, in London, England. In 1936 Jane got a stuffed animal chimpanzee because there was a new baby chimp in the zoo named Jubilee. Jane loved the stuffed chimp and called it Jubilee. Three years later on Jane’s 4th birthday, she had a new baby sister named Judy. Judy was born on April 3,1938, in London, England. Her mom’s name was Vanne, her dad’s name was Mortimer, and her little sister was Judy. When World War 2 broke out in 1939, Jane, her mom, and her sister Judy moved in with Vanne's mother, who lived in the seaside town of Bournemouth. Also Jane’s dad joined the British army in the fight against Nazis. Later in life, Jane did not go to college because she did not have enough money to go to college, even though she had good grades. So she moved to London to find a job. She found a job as a secretary, but she did not like her job, so she found a job that made documentary films. In 1957 her parents got divorced because they couldn't live together. Four years later her friend sent her a letter asking if she wanted to go to Kenya, Africa. Right away she got a job as a waitress so she could save up money to go to Kenya, Africa. 

Positive Impact

Her positive impact was living with the chimps and finding out new information for research. She began in 1960 studying the chimps in Gombe. She also observed chimps hunting in packs to catch food. She also observed a chimp using a piece of grass as a tool to get termites out of a termites hole. She wore the same clothes every day so she wouldn't attract any attention. She also gave each of the chimps different names. She studied the chimps for along time. Jane Goodall discovered how humans and chimpanzees are alike. Jane Goodall's positive impact was learning new information about chimpanzees.

Later in life she wrote lots of articles about chimps in Gombe. Jane Goodall also protected chimps and their habitats. In 1997 she made Jane Goodall Institute for improving the environment. With all her information about chimps, she made books about them and published them. Finally, she won lots of big awards.

SEL Competency

Jane Goodall has growth mindset because she thought outside the box. She proved that chimps also have feelings when other scientist didn’t think that they had feelings too. She also proved that chimpanzees and humans have things in common. She observed and proved many things and never gave up because someone thought that she was wrong. That is why Jane Goodall has growth mindset.

Why Is She a Hero?

Jane Goodall is a hero because she found out new information about chimpanzees. She proved that humans and chimpanzees are alike. She doesn’t research like other scientists, she sort of connects with the animals. Finally she also never gives up. You may ask why it is important that she doesn't give up. It is because I don’t like to give up ether. When you don’t give up, it is called growth mindset. That is one thing we have in common. I could have written about many people, but I picked her. Would you do the same?

Here are some interesting facts about Jane Goodall. Vanne, Jane's mom, sometimes delivered babies. Jane Goodall believes that chimps have different personalities. Louis Leakey hired her. There are lots of documents about her. I think the most cool fact about her: she studied the same group of chimps for fifty-five years. I hope you enjoyed learning about Jane Goodall. Bye!

By, Rose