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1848-Women's Right Convention
Elizabeth Cady Stanton drafted The Declaration of Sentiments, which called for women's equality and suffrage. -
Henry David Thoreau publishes Walden
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1866- Association formed
Association was formed to gain gender and racial equality -
The term ecology is coined in German as Oekologie by Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel
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The term acid rain is coined by Robert Angus Smith in the book Air and Rain
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The term smog is coined by Henry Antoine Des Voeux in a London meeting to express concern over air pollution
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US Congress created the National Park Service
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Woman enter workforce
Women entered workforce during WW2 to substitute lack of men -
1957- Woman are given the right to vote
Law passed that allowed woman to vote in elections -
Rachel Carson publishes Silent Spring
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Equal Pay
Equal pay Act is passed by the congress -
Ends sex discrimination
Cicil rights outlaws sex discrimination -
Philadelphia committee led by Benjamin Franklin attempts to regulate waste disposal and water pollution.
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The Apollo 8 picture of Earthrise
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First Earth Day – April 22. Millions of people gather in the United States for the first Earth Day. US Environmental Protection Agency established
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Prohibit Sex discrimination in schools
Prohibits sex discrimination in schools -
1973- Abortion made legal
Abortions were made legal for woman without the need for permission from parents or spouse -
First woman in supreme court
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Montreal Protocol on substances that deplete the ozone layer entered into force
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No work Harassment
Sexual harassment in workplaces becomes illegal -
The Kyoto Protocol was negotiated in Kyoto, Japan in December. Countries commit to reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide
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U.S. rejects the Kyoto Protocol
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U.S. announces it will cease participation in the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation
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U.S. announces it will rejoin the Paris Agreement on climate change mitigation