era of activism

By Caley Cubbon
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    era of activism

  • silent spring gets published

    silent spring gets published

    the book silent spring was writtern by Rachel Carson to raise awareness about how some of the chemicals used for everyday things could affect the enviornment
  • Publication of Betty Friedan’s Feminine Mystique

    Publication of Betty Friedan’s Feminine Mystique

    this book sparked the start of the second wave of feminism. published by W.W. Norton and Co.
  • Congress passes the Clean Air Act

    Congress passes the Clean Air Act

    to help control air pollution
  • UFW’s Nationwide Boycott of grapes picked on nonunion farms

    UFW’s Nationwide Boycott of grapes picked on nonunion farms

    strike and boycott of table grapes. Led by Cesar Chavez
  • NOW is founded

    NOW is founded

    a feminist organisation which means it is a defining organisation
  • Woodstock

    Woodstock

    a massive music festival with over 500,000 people showing up. remained peaceful despite the numbers
  • first earth day

    first earth day

    earth day is held on april 22 eavery year to show support for enviornmental protection
  • The EPA is established

    The EPA is established

    federal program designed to protect humans and the enviorment by enforcing laws and regulations
  • Supreme Court rules to legalize abortion in the Roe v. Wade case

    Supreme Court rules to legalize abortion in the Roe v. Wade case

    the surpeme court took on the case to decide if they should legalize abortion
  • Protesters from the AIM take over the reservation at Wounded Knee

    Protesters from the AIM take over the reservation at Wounded Knee

    about 200 oglala lakota and followers took over the two of wounded knee. this site was picked for the fact that a massacare happened there