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Rachel Carson's Silent Spring and the Beginning of the Environmental
Rachel Carson's Silent Spring and the Beginning of the Environmental -
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Unsafe at Any Speed
by Ralph Nader, published in 1965, is a book detailing resistance by car manufacturers to the introduction of safety features, like seat belts, and their general reluctance to spend money on improving safety. -
National Organization for Women
the largest feminist organization in the United States. It was founded in 1966 and has a membership of 500,000 contributing members -
Publication of Betty Friedan’s Feminine Mystique
A leading figure in the Women's Movement in the United States, her 1963 book The Feminine Mystique is often credited with sparking the "second wave" of American feminism in the twentieth century. In 1966 -
NOW is founded
is the largest feminist organization in the United States. It was founded in 1966 and has a membership of 500,000 contributing members. -
UFW’s Nationwide Boycott of grapes picked on nonunion farms
was a series of strikes, mass pickets, boycotts, and secondary boycotts which began August 23, 1970, and led to the largest farm worker strike in U.S. history. -
Woodstock
was a music festival, billed as "An Aquarian Exposition: 3 Days of Peace & Music" -
First Earth Day celebration
Earth Day is a day that is intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's natural environment. -
The EPA is established
is an agency of the federal government of the United States charged with protecting human health and the environment, by writing and enforcing regulations based on laws passed by Congress -
Native American activist organization in the United States. In October 1973 the American Indian Movement gathered its forces from across the country onto the Trail of Broken Treaties
Native American activist organization in the United States. In October 1973 the American Indian Movement gathered its forces from across the country onto the Trail of Broken Treaties -
Roe v. Wade
was a landmark, controversial decision by the United States Supreme Court on the issue of abortion -
Congress passes the Clean Air Act
act dealt with reducing air pollution by setting emissions standards
