The Politics of Protest 1960s-1970s
Feminist Movement Dissatisfied with staying at home Realization of unequal status Pop Culture Civil Rights and antiwar movements
Two Feminist Forces Mass protests Government initiatives Equal Pay Act Civil Rights Act of 1964 Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Feminine Mystique Betty Friedan “Is this all?” Consciousness raising sessions
Legislation National Organization for Women (NOW) Title IX Roe v Wade Equal Rights Amendment (didn’t pass) Social attitudes have now changed, but income gap still exists
African American Protests Affirmative Action Busing People United to Save Humanity (PUSH) Jesse Jackson
Hispanic American Protests Cesar Chavez Grape strike United Farm Workers Bilingual Education Act
Native American Protests Declaration of Indian Purpose American Indian Movement (AIM)
Environmentalism Love Canal Three Mile Island
Earth Day
Protecting the Earth DDT Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Air Act Clean Water Act Endangered Species Act
Consumer Movement Ralph Nader National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act