Koritsky Era of Activism

Publication of Rachel Caron's Silent Spring

Sep 27, 1962

Rachel Carson wrote a book about the environment and how we are effecting it.

Publication of Betty Friedan's "Feminine Mystique"

Feb 19, 1963

Feminine Mystique is a book about the widespread unhappiness of women in the 1950s and early 1960s. It discusses the lives of women across the United States and their unhappiness with their role in society.

Clean Air Act was passed by Congress

Dec 17, 1963

This act was passed to control the pollution that was put in air.

UFW's Nationwide Boycott of grapes picked on nonunion farms

Sep 8, 1965

Chavez ordered people to not buy grapes that do not have a union name on them and this started the boycott of grapes.

Publication of Ralph Nader's "Unsafe At Any Speed"

Nov 30, 1965

A book written about the safety and troubles of cars. Ralph wrote the book to bring awareness to the unsafety and damage that cars are causing to us and the environment.

NOW is founded

Jun 30, 1966

NOW was founded by Betty Friedan to make legal, political, social, and economic changes in society to elimate sexism and end all oppression.

Woodstock

Aug 15, 1969

Woodstock was a huge venue in New York that tons of hippies went to to see huge performers.

First Earth Day Celebration

Apr 22, 1970

This day is supposed to demonstrate a good way of taking care of the environment. It was founded by Senator Gaylord Nelson.

The EPA is Established

Dec 2, 1970

EPA was established to protect the envirnonment.

Supreme Court rules to legalize abortion in Roe v. Wade case

Jan 22, 1973

Roe v. Wade was a court decisioin that determined the views on abortion. It took three years to finally legalize and decide that abortion would be allowed under certain circumstances.