In her own words, Donella “Dana” Meadows was “an opinionated columnist, perpetual fundraiser, fanatic gardener, opera-lover, baker, farmer, teacher, and global gadfly.” She was also a powerful communicator, a prolific writer, and one of the leading environmental minds of the 20th century. In addition to authoring three editions of her groundbreaking study The Limits to Growth, Dana wrote hundreds of articles, newspaper columns, books, speeches, and more.
One of our primary goals is to maintain Dana’s invaluable legacy by providing a comprehensive, free, and easily accessible archive of her work online. This archive currently contains over 900 different pieces by Dana, and it continues to expand as we gather more of her work. Explore our archive and Dana’s writing by visiting our collection here.
Our priority is also to extend access to Dana’s vision and ideas to an ever-larger audience in ways that support a critical understanding of current issues. These resources include collaboration with the Dartmouth College Library that resulted in the digitization of Dana’s entire 1972 Limits to Growth study, as well as educational tools, new publications, and multimedia resources.
