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Era of Activism
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Publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring
Rachel was the author of Silent Spring. Her book was about the harmful use of DDT. She wanted to stop the use of DDT because it was harmful to other animals -
NOW
The National Organization for Women (NOW) is the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States. NOW has 500,000 contributing members and 550 chapters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. -
Woodstock
woodstock was a festival were hippes went to listen to there favorite bands. People did this because they felt like they were free from all the problems in the United States. -
First Earth Day celebration
Gaylord Nelson made the arangements for Earth Day so that the earth can be clean from deadly chemicals like DDT. -
The EPA
Born in the wake of elevated concern about environmental pollution, EPA was established on December 2, 1970 to consolidate in one agency a variety of federal research, monitoring, standard-setting and enforcement activities to ensure environmental protection. Since its inception, EPA has been working for a cleaner, healthier environment for the American people. -
Roe v. Wade case
A pregnant single woman named Roe brought a class action challenging the constitutionality of the Texas criminal abortion laws, which proscribe procuring or attempting an abortion except on medical advice for the purpose of saving the mother's life. A licensed physician Hallford, who had two state abortion prosecutions pending against him, was permitted to intervene.
