10 Interesting Fact About The history and impact of social movements

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• Social movements have existed since ancient times, such as the abolition movement to eliminate slavery in ancient Greece and an agrarian movement to fight for the rights of farmers in ancient Egypt.
• Women's voting rights movements began in the 19th century and lasted for decades before women finally received voting rights in 1920 in the United States.
• Civil Rights Movement in the United States in the 1950s and 1960s fighting for racial rights and leads major changes in the policies and culture of the United States.
• The feminism movement in the 1960s and 1970s fought for gender equality and produced major changes in social law and norms.
• Environmental Movement in the 1960s and 1970s fighting for environmental protection and lead changes in human policies and behavior towards nature.
• Anti-War Movement in the 1960s and 1970s fighting for the termination of the Vietnam War and led changes in the United States foreign policy.
• LGBT Rights Movement in the 1980s and so on fighting for lesbian rights, gay, bisexual, and transgender and lead changes in social law and norms related to sexual orientation and gender identity.
• Immigrant Rights Movement in the 2000s and so on fighting for immigrant rights and produces changes in immigration policies and community perceptions of immigrants.
• The Black Lives Matter Movement in the 2010s fought for the rights of black people and resulted in changes in social law and norms related to police violence and systemic racism.
• The #Metoo movement in the 2010s fought for protection against sexual harassment and produced changes in law and social norms related to sexual violence and gender discrimination.