What kind of sources does historian Jill Lepore use to convey the challenges Rachel Carson faced as scientist and author during the 1950s-1960s?

What kind of sources does historian Jill Lepore use to convey the challenges Rachel Carson faced as scientist and author during the 1950s-1960s? How do they help us understand the political, social, and cultural context of ocean research during this time?
(Lepore spoke during The New Yorker Radio Hour podcast, you can find the transcript by clicking on the tab below the photograph at.
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/tnyradiohour/segments/rachel-carson-dreams-sea).
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/tnyradiohour/segments/rachel-carson-dreams-sea).
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