Counterculture & Rights Movements US-4 by Randy Stearns https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz en-us 2019-05-14 14:39:17 UTC 2025-10-11 14:41:09 UTC hello@padlet.com In your groups, access the timelines provided below or use our textbook. Choose 8 events that you think define your assigned movement's development from 1960 to 1973 (don't go beyond 1973). Include the date (put them in order, earliest first); include images where appropriate and write a brief explanation of your event. Be prepared to explain why you included the events you did. rstearns6_1 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/359930573
Counterculture & Rights Movements timelines

Women's Liberation:

 Gay Rights:

Counterculture (year by year):

Latino Rights: 

Native American Rights:

]]> 2019-05-14 14:41:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/359930573 Stonewall Riots https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360857930 June 28, 1969, Movement spearheaded by black trans women. Started when the Stonewall Inn, a well known gay bar was raided by police.]]> 2019-05-16 15:54:46 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360857930 Pink Panthers (1964) https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360858977 A nyc based civilian patrol group based around combatting anti-LGBTQ violence in Manhattan's West Village. ]]> 2019-05-16 15:56:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360858977 No Longer Considered a Mental Illness https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360859420  The American Psychiatric Association removes homosexuality from its list of mental disorders in the DSM-II Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. ]]> 2019-05-16 15:57:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360859420 1974 - Elaine Noble is the first openly gay candidate elected to a state office when she is elected to the Massachusetts State legislature. https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360859545 2019-05-16 15:57:52 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360859545 1970 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360859621 Herman Badillo is elected into the U.S. House of Representatives, making him the first Puerto Rican to serve in Congress.]]> 2019-05-16 15:58:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360859621 1973 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360859630 Miami officially becomes bilingual, following a referendum sponsored by its growing Cuban community.
Maurice Ferre becomes mayor of Miami, making him the first Puerto Rican to lead a major city in the mainland United States.

]]> 2019-05-16 15:58:01 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360859630 January 9, 1978 - Harvey Milk is inaugurated as San Francisco city supervisor, and is the first openly gay man to be elected to a political office in California. In November, Milk and Mayor George Moscone are murdered by Dan White, who had recently resigned from his San Francisco board position and wanted Moscone to reappoint him. White later serves just over five years in prison for voluntary manslaughter. https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360859691 2019-05-16 15:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360859691 1965 February 8: Aerial bombing of North Vietnam by the US, Tet Offensive is started later that year, increasing the troop need in Vietnam. https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360859851 2019-05-16 15:58:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360859851 January 14, 1975 - The first federal gay rights bill is introduced to address discrimination based on sexual orientation. The bill later goes to the Judiciary Committee but is never brought for consideration. https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360860001 2019-05-16 15:58:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360860001 Language Assistance Gained at Voting Stations 1975 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360860119 In 1975, the U.S. Voting Rights Act requires language assistance at polling stations. Led to increased political representation of Latinos in U.S. politics.]]> 2019-05-16 15:58:59 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360860119 1970 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360860564 The U.S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare issues a memorandum saying students cannot be denied access to educational programs because of an inability to speak English.]]> 2019-05-16 16:00:03 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360860564 1961 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360860853  President’s Commission on the Status of Women is formed by John F. Kennedy with Eleanor Roosevelt as chair.]]> 2019-05-16 16:00:45 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360860853 1962 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360861124 American spy planes discover Soviet missiles in Cuba and because of this, travel to and from Cuba is prohibited. Travel to and from Cuba is prohibited. The United States blocks a Soviet plan to establish missile bases in Cuba. The Soviet Premier withdraws the missiles on the condition that the United States publicly declares it will not invade Cuba.
After the Community Service Organization turns down Cesar Chavez's request, as their President, to organize farm workers, Cesar and Dolores Huerta resign from the CSO. They form the National Farm Workers Association.

]]> 2019-05-16 16:01:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360861124 1960-61 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360861163 Birth control pills approved in and made available a year later.]]> 2019-05-16 16:01:26 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360861163 March 2, 1982 - Wisconsin becomes the first state to outlaw discrimination based on sexual orientation. https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360861251 2019-05-16 16:01:39 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360861251 1966 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360861321 When the Black panther party was created]]> 2019-05-16 16:01:49 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360861321 After undergoing gender reassignment surgery in 1975, ophthalmologist and professional tennis player Renee Richards is banned from competing in the women's US Open because of a "women-born-women" rule. Richards challenges the decision and in 1977, the New York Supreme Court rules in her favor. Richards competes in the 1977 US Open but is defeated in the first round by Virginia Wade. https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360861389 2019-05-16 16:01:58 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360861389 1963 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360861442 Betty Friedan published The Feminine Mystique.]]> 2019-05-16 16:02:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360861442 1968 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360861598 The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund opens its doors and becomes the first legal fund to pursue protection of the civil rights of Mexican Americans.]]> 2019-05-16 16:02:28 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360861598 1965 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360861806 President Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act.]]> 2019-05-16 16:02:57 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360861806 1969 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360861960 Faced with slum housing, inadequate schools and rising unemployment, Puerto Rican youth in Chicago form the Young Lords Organization, inspired in part by the writings of Martin Luther King, Jr., and Malcolm X. An outgrowth of the Young Lords street gang, the YLO becomes a vibrant community organization, creating free breakfast programs for kids and community health clinics. Modeled after the Black Panthers, the YLO uses direct action and political education to bring public attention to issues affecting their community. The group later spreads to New York City.]]> 2019-05-16 16:03:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360861960 1965 February 21: Malcolm X assassinated https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360862327 2019-05-16 16:04:04 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360862327 1967 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360862364 Che Guevera dies. He was a symbol for counterculture. ]]> 2019-05-16 16:04:07 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360862364 Young Lords Photo https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360862401 2019-05-16 16:04:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360862401 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360862410 2019-05-16 16:04:11 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360862410 1964 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360862498 Congress passes the Civil Rights Act that includes Title VII prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, or sex .]]> 2019-05-16 16:04:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360862498 1967 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360862912 October LBJ signs Executive Order 11375 forbidding sex discrimination in businesses working with the government.]]> 2019-05-16 16:05:21 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360862912 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360863050 2019-05-16 16:05:44 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/360863050 Womens vote https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361698877 2019-05-20 12:35:37 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361698877 1968 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361698889  For the first time, feminists use the slogan "Sisterhood is Powerful."]]> 2019-05-20 12:35:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361698889 1968 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361700164 First national women's liberation conference held in Lake Villa, IL.]]> 2019-05-20 12:39:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361700164 1968 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361700185 MLK assassinated]]> 2019-05-20 12:39:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361700185 1968 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361700191 Tet Offensive is launched in Vietnam]]> 2019-05-20 12:39:16 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361700191 1969 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361700578 US Representative Shirley Chisholm of Brooklyn took office.]]> 2019-05-20 12:40:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361700578 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361701005 2019-05-20 12:41:12 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361701005 1970 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361701294 Sisterhood Is Powerful, An Anthology of Writings from the Women's Liberation Movement edited by Robin Morgan is published.]]> 2019-05-20 12:41:54 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361701294 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361701603 2019-05-20 12:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361701603 1970 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361701607 August 26th- Tens of thousands of women across the U.S. participate in the "A Women’s Strike Day" to demand equality.]]> 2019-05-20 12:42:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361701607 1971 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361702318 New York Radical Feminists hold a series of speakouts and a conference on rape and women's treatment by the criminal justice system.]]> 2019-05-20 12:44:15 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361702318 1973 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361702650 Congress allows the first female page in the House of Representatives.]]> 2019-05-20 12:45:00 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361702650 1973 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361702793 More than three hundred women from 27 countries attend an International Feminist Planning Conference in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Their goal is to create an international movement through global conferences.]]> 2019-05-20 12:45:23 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361702793 1975 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361703084 The United Nations sponsors the First International Conference on Women in Mexico City.]]> 2019-05-20 12:46:10 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361703084 1976 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361703260 Redbook magazine polls its readers about sexual harassment. 90% of young women say they view the situation as serious.]]> 2019-05-20 12:46:38 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361703260 1977 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361703577 Houston, Texas, witnesses the First National Women's Conference, at which twenty thousand representatives, women from all states, gather to pass a far-reaching National Plan of Action.]]> 2019-05-20 12:47:27 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361703577 1977 https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361704120 The American Civil Liberties Union asks the Rhode Island Supreme Court to allow women to use their own names, rather than that of their husbands.]]> 2019-05-20 12:48:48 UTC https://padlet.com/rstearns6_1/mdut0k4aaeyz/wish/361704120