Civil Rights
In 1955, she refused to give up her seat on a segregated bus in Montgomery, Alabama, sparking a famous citywide bus boycott.
Rosa Parks
The main goal of the early Women’s Suffrage movement was securing this fundamental democratic right.
Right to vote
A organized refusal by employees to work until their employer meets certain demands for better conditions or pay.
Strike
He helped conserve 5 national parks during his time in office
Theodore Roosevelt
True or False: Social movements are more popular among younger generation and teenagers
True
This minister and civil rights leader delivered his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech during the 1963 March on Washington.
MLK
Suffragists in the early 1900s adopted three official banner colors to represent their movement: Purple, White, and this warm color representing hope.
Yellow/Gold
How many hours a day would children work before laws were passed?
10-12 hours a day
He was a prominent Democratic lawmaker and early warner of the dangers of climate change
Al Gore
A campaign encouraging consumers to stop buying goods from a specific company or country to force change.
Boycott
These brave Black students integrated Little Rock Central High School in Arkansas in 1957 under federal military protection.
The Little Rock Nine
Passed in 1920, this Constitutional amendment officially granted women the right to vote nationwide.
19th
This 1911 garment factory fire in New York City killed 146 workers and forced states to create strict workplace safety regulations.
Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire
Created in 1970 under President Nixon, this government agency enforces federal pollution rules.
EPA
A formal written request, often signed by many citizens, sent to public officials to demand policy action.
Petition
He had a different more aggressive approach to Civil Rights often discussing the separation of the races and need for black empowerment to fight oppression
Malcolm X
In 1872, she was arrested and fined $100 for illegally voting in the presidential election. Her face was later featured on a U.S. dollar coin
Susan B. Anthony
Negotiations between a labor union and an employer to agree on wages, working conditions, and benefits for all employees are known as:
Collective Bargaining
Her groundbreaking 1962 book Silent Spring warned the public about the dangers of synthetic pesticides like DDT.
Rachel Carson
Organized by student survivors of the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting, this massive march demanded gun safety reform.
March for Our Lives Movement
Signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson, this landmark 1965 law outlawed discriminatory voting practices like literacy tests.
Voting Rights Act of 1965
Held in New York in 1848, this was the first official women's rights convention in United States history.
Seneca Falls Convention
Financial compensation guaranteed to workers who are injured on the job, established by state laws during the Progressive Era.
Workers compensation
First celebrated on April 22, 1970, this annual international holiday encourages environmental protection and awareness.
Earth Day
Massive student protests took place across college campuses across America during the 1960s and 1970s opposing U.S. involvement in this Southeast Asian War
Vietnam