THE RIGHTS
REVOLUTION,
1960s-1980S
Group
Leading figure
Feminists
Betty Friedan
Environmentalists
Rachel Carson
Sierra Club
Latinos
Cesar Chavez
U.F.W.U.
(United
Farm Workers
Union)
Homosexuals
Harry Hay
Mattachine
Society
Native Americans
Clyde Warrior
American Indian
Movement
Major
Organization
N.O.W.
(National
Organization of
Women)
Platform
To increase
opportunities for
women in the
workplace and
education
To reduce
harmful chemicals
in the
environment and
bring awareness
through the
celebration of
Earth Day
To improve work
conditions and
obtain civil rights
for migrant farm
workers
To persuade the
public that sexual
preferences
ought not to be
persecuted
To demand
greater tribal selfgovernment and
the restoration of
economic
resources