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United Farm Workers of America
Cesar Chavez founds the National Farm Workers Association (NFWA) in Delano, Calif., with labor leader Dolores Huerta. The organization is dedicated to the rights of migrant workers, including a minimum wage, insurance, and collective bargaining -
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring
Rachel Carson's book, Silent Spring was published. It encouraged conservationalists, ecologists, biologists, social critics, reformers, and organic farmers to join in the American Environmental movement. -
Publication of The Feminine Mystique
This book was written by Betty Friedan and looked at as the founding moment of second-wave feminism. It led many to social and political activism. -
Ralph Nader's Unsafe At Any Speed
The main point of this book was to show that there were different types of technology available to make automobiles safer for everyone. This book prompted the passage of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, seat-belt laws in 49 states (all but New Hampshire) and a number of other road-safety initiatives. -
National Organization For Women
The National Organization for Women (NOW) was founded in Washington, D.C. The main purpose for this was to end gender discrimination in employment. It was founded by Shirley Chisholm, Betty Friedan, and Muriel Fox. -
Ralph Nader's Wholesome Meat Act
It requires that states have inspection programs "equal to" that of the federal government which are given by the Food Safety and Inspection Service. -
Indian Movement
The American Indian Movement (AIM) was founded on July 28, 1968 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The AIM was led by George Mitchell, Dennis Banks, and Clyde Bellecourt. They spoke out against high unemployment, slum housing, and racist treatment, fought for treaty rights and the reclamation of tribal land, and advocated on behalf of urban Indians whose situation bred illness and poverty.
