Adam Miller Era of Activism 1960 - 1975

By Adam Miller
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    An Era of Activism

  • Rachel Carson Silent Spring

    Rachel Carson Silent Spring
    Silent Spring is a book written by Rachel Carson and published by Houghton Mifflin on September 27, 1962. The book Silent Spring is about widely credited with helping launch the contemporary American environmental movement.

  • Betty Friedan Feminine Mystique

    Betty Friedan Feminine Mystique
    The Feminine Mystique is a 1963 book by Betty Friedan which is widely credited with sparking the beginning of second-wave feminism in the United States.

  • Ralph Nader Unsafe At Any Speed

    Ralph Nader Unsafe At Any Speed
    Unsafe at Any Speed: The Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile by Ralph Nader, published in 1965.

  • NOW was founded

    NOW was founded
    The National Organization for Women (NOW) is a feminist organization founded in 1966.

  • Woodstock

    Woodstock
    Woodstock was an Music and Art fair. Founded in August 15 1969

  • The First Earth Day

    The First Earth Day
    Earth Day is an annual event, celebrated on April 22, on which events are held worldwide to demonstrate support for environmental protection.