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Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring"
Enviromentalist Rachel Carson wrote a book entitled, "Silent Spring", in which the topic of how dangerous chemicals such as DDT can affect the enviroment horribly. -
Betty Friedan's "The Feminine Mystique"
Betty Friedan wrote the book titled "The Feminine Mystique" was also one of the major influences during the Women's Movement. -
Delano Grape Strike & Boycott
From 1960 to 1975, The United Farm Workers (UFW) led by Cesar Chavez organize a nationwide consumer boycott on grapes picked on nonunion grapes. -
Ralph Nader's "Unsafe at Any Speed"
During the Consumer Movement, Ralph Nader wrote a book concerning the issues of automobile safety, which causes awareness for manufacturers of auto industries. -
NOW (National Organization for Women) has Formed
The National Organization for Women (NOW) has formed in '66 with a group of 28 professional women, including Betty Freidan, author of "The Feminine Mystique". Their goal was "to take action to bring American women into full participation in the mainstream of American society now". -
Woodstock
The Woodstock festival were nothing but 3 days of peace and music. The groups of counterculture all came together to hear big rock bands like Jimi Hendrix, the Greatful Dead, and Arlo Guthrie. -
The First Earth Day
The public's awareness of pollution affecting the enviroment has grown due to enviromentalist Rachel Carson's bestselling book, "Silent Spring". Wisconsin Senator Gaylord Nelson then created the holiday to educate the important value of cleaning the planet from air and water polltion. -
EPA (Enviromental Protection Agency) Formed
Established by President Richard Nixon, the EPA was a new agency that would deal with the issues of pollution-control issues. -
Clean Air Act of 1970
Passed by Congress in 1970 due to the public's response about air pollution from industries and car emissions. -
Roe v. Wade
In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court has come to a decision to legalize abortion in the case of Jane Roe v. Henry Wade -
Occupation of Wounded Knee
AIM (American Indian Movement) leader Russel Means organize a takeover of Wounded Knee and refused to leave until the U.S. government investigates the treatment of Native Americans, the reservation's poor conditions, and to review more than 300 treaties.
