In 1985, Asian and Pacific Islander organizers host “Break the Silence,” to talk about domestic abuse as a common form of violence.

In 1984, Iran passed the national birth control policy, endorsing family planning through media and at Friday prayers (jummah).

In 1983,  a group of gay men living with AIDS publish the Denver Principles at the National AIDS Forum, asserting their rights.

In the 1980s, immigrants from Northern Sudan arrive as students, mostly young bachelors.

Grandmother passed away in her thirties when my mother was 2 due to the doctor's error during the delivery of my mother's youngest sister.

Gaddafi incarcerates my grandfather.

The Iranian Revolution also known as the 1979 Revolution, or the Islamic Revolution, was a series of events that culminated in the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty in 1979. This led to a restriction of women’s rights.

In 1978, Louise Brown is the first successful birth resulting from In vitro fertilization.

In 1977, a pivotal document in the history of contemporary Black feminist thought dedicated to confronting racism, sexism, classism, and oppression

1970s to 1980s, rise of Palestinian nationalist movements like the PLO and Fatah. Israel begins establishing settlements in occupied lands.

In 1972, this case protected the right to privacy w/ contraception and extends to unmarried couples and people.

In 1971, the Bangladesh Liberation War happened, during which there was of mass rape and sexual violence.

In 1971, the CDC released a study associating IUD to increased rates of spontaneous abortion and related deaths. IUDs removed from market temporarily.

In January 1971, Dalkon Shield created an IUD. An IUD is a type of long-acting, reversible contraception (LARC) that provides birth control for three to 10 years, depending on the type. A small, flexible, T-shaped device, an IUD is inserted into the uterus through the vagina.

In 1971, the Supreme Court decided that the right to privacy implied in the 14th Amendment protected abortion as a fundamental right.

In the 1970s, doctors in the United States sterilized an estimated 25 to 42 percent of Indigenous  women of childbearing age, including some as young as 15.