Jane Goodall, Thread of Courage

Jane Goodall in 2024. Courtesy of the Jane Goodall Institute.

Jane Goodall’s life pulled a clear thread through science, compassion, and action. With a notebook, patience, and radical empathy, she showed the world that chimpanzees have families, rituals, grief - reminding us that the line between “us” and “nature” is thinner than we act.

At Humanthread, we try to follow that same thread: slow looking, honest storytelling, and work that connects people to purpose. Jane proved that attention is a form of care, and care is a catalyst. She didn’t just document behavior; she changed behavior - ours.

If her legacy asks anything of us, it’s this: choose the difference you’ll make, then show it, consistently, humbly, in community. Plant the tree. Back the rewilding project. Mentor a young person. Tell a story that moves someone to act.

Thank you, Jane, for teaching the world to look longer, feel deeper, and step forward. We’ll keep pulling that thread.