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The Era Of Activism
All the events are inbetween Jan 1 1960 and Dec 31 1975 -
Publication Of Rachel Carson's Book Silent Spring
Rachel Carson wrote a book called “Silent Spring”. It was to inform the world the way we were abusing the environment. She told everybody the way we were polluting the water and the air. Her motto was that we are equal with nature. -
Publication Of Betty Friedan's Feminine Mystique
The "Feminine Mystique" is the false notion that a woman’s “role” in society is to be a wife, mother and housewife, nothing else. This book told women that they could do what they wanted with their career, and role in society. -
Publication Of Ralph Nader's "Unsafe At Any Speed"
Ralph Nader was an activist for automotive safety. He wrote many books and helped pass laws as well. He was very concerned about how safe cars are when they wreck. He also ran for president twice. -
NOW is Founded
The organization of the group NOW was to obtain equal rights in all aspects of life for women. The acronym stands for the National Organization for Women. They protested and helped to get women rights. -
Woodstock
Woodstock was a hippie rock music festival. It had around 400,000 people. It was extremely peaceful. Also, no deaths were reported. Police say the peacful state of the people was caused by drugs. Also, life was not taken away at Woodstock but it was given. There were three births reported at Woodstock. -
First Earth Day Celebration
It was the first day of the event that is still going on to this day. It was inspired by a book called "Slight Spring" and many others. It was to raise awareness about how we are polluting the earth, and how to stop. -
UFW's NationWide Boycott Of Grapes Picked on Nonunion Farms
This major event happened to create a union for Mexican farm workers. That had people boycott a certain brand of grape.The leader was Cesar Chavez. He did a lot of crazy things to get a union for his brothers and sisters. They achieved their goal in the end. -
The EPA Is Established
The EPA was invented to protect the environment. Also, to create regulations on how many pollutants can be released. They are continuing to save the environment to this day. -
Protesters From The AIM Take Over The Reservation At Wounded Knee
The American Indian Movement was when the Indians protested at Wounded Knee. They held up a church for 73 hours. The govenment tried to get the women and children out, but they did not want to leave. They made their point, when a treaty was signed. The treaty fell through later after a few months. -
Roe V. Wade
This legal case was when women protested to keep abortion legal. They claimed that it was their right to have an abortion, not up to the states. They fought the case with the support of women all around America. In the end they won the case.
