1. Unit 5B Part 4: Counterculture & Other Americans’ Rights
Environment:
Rachel Carson wrote Silent Spring, kicking off the environmental movement
Feminism
Inspired by Betty Friedan’s book, The Feminine Mystique
Called the home “a comfortable concentration camp” where women suffocated
National Organization for Women (NOW)
Wanted to end discrimination in the workplace & legalize abortion

2. Introduction of “the pill” in 1960 gave women more freedom
In 1973 Supreme Court made abortion legal with Roe v. Wade decision
Title IX of Educational Amendments Act
Colleges must ensure equal opportunities for women

4. Hispanic Rights
Cesar Chavez founded the United Farm Workers to improve the life of migrant farm workers
Organized boycott of grape industry
In time, rapid growth of Hispanic population led to more political power

6. American Indian Movement (AIM)
Movement began with sit-ins and confrontation with the government
Militant occupation of Wounded Knee Battle Site and Alcatraz
Soon found a more effective tactic – go to federal courts with copies of old treaties

8. LGBTQ Rights Started with Stonewall Inn riots
In 1969 NYPD raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in Greenwich Village, NYC
The patrons fought back – rioting lasted through the weekend
Upstairs Lounge in New Orleans set on fire in 1973, killing 32
Movement initially focused on encouraging homosexuals to “come out”
More recently, it has focused on gaining equal marriage rights and legal protection

9. Hippies
After conflicts in 1968 some baby boomers moved away from politics altogether
Mostly well-educated, middle-class young whites alienated by Vietnam, racism, demands of parents and life
Embraced credo of Harvard prof. Timothy Leary: “Tune in, turn on, drop out”

10. Haight-Ashbury in San Francisco was a center of the counterculture
Woodstock music festival