Jane Goodall was a pioneering British primatologist and anthropologist best known for her groundbreaking research on wild chimpanzees in Tanzania's Gombe Stream National Park, which she began in 1960. Her work revealed that chimpanzees make and use tools, hunt cooperatively, have complex social behaviors and emotions, and possess distinct cultures, fundamentally changing how science views human uniqueness and animal behavior. She was among the first to humanize primates by giving them names instead of numbers and showed that traits like empathy and culture are shared between humans and chimpanzees. Beyond her scientific contributions, Goodall founded the Jane Goodall Institute in 1977 to promote wildlife conservation and established global education programs like Roots & Shoots. She also advocated for animal welfare, conservation, and human rights worldwide. Her research and activism inspired generations of women scientists and helped broaden the role of emotion, culture, and ethics in understanding both animals and humans. Goodall's legacy reshaped ethology, primatology, and conservation efforts globally.