Mcnemar- ERA of Activism

By hmcnemar
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    ERA of /activism

  • Publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring

    Publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring

    This was a book to show how harmful DDT is to the environment. it was published by Houghton Mifflin
  • Publication of Betty Friedan's Feminine Mystique

    Publication of Betty Friedan's Feminine Mystique

    this book widely started the spark with the second-wave feminism. this book was published by W.W. Norton and Co.
  • Congress passes the Clean Air Act

    Congress passes the Clean Air Act

    it was to control the air pollution
  • UFW's nationwide boycott of grapes picked on nounion farms

    UFW's nationwide boycott of grapes picked on nounion farms

    It was strikes and a boycott on growing table grape. Led by Cesar Chavez
  • NOW is founded

    NOW is founded

    NOW is a feminist organization. which means it is a defining organization
  • Woodstock

    Woodstock

    a music festival that started out with you needin a ticket then they opened it up for everyone and over 500,000 people showed up and it was a peaceful thing.
  • First earth day

    First earth day

    It is an annual event celebrated on April 22nd, it is celebratd worldwide to show support of environmental protection.
  • The EPA is established

    The EPA is established

    is a fedral program that was created to prodect humans health and the environment by inforcing laws and regulion
  • Supreme court rules to legalize abortion in the Roe V. Wade case

    Supreme court rules to legalize abortion in the Roe V. Wade case

    was acase that the united states suprem court took on to decide werth to legalizes abortion or not.
  • Protesters from the AIM take over the reservation at Wounded Knee

    Protesters from the AIM take over the reservation at Wounded Knee

    this if when about 200 oglala lakota and followers took over a town called wounded knee. they choose this place because a long time ago this is the sight were a lot of native americans where murdered.