Monthly Archives: August 2014

Equal Rights Amendment ratification long overdue

Posted on August 25, 2014 by admin

By Congresswoman Jackie Speier, lead sponsor of H.J. Res. 113 Our Constitution granted women the right to vote 94 years ago, but efforts to ban discrimination based on sex have never earned constitutional status. This gaping legal hole was summed … Continue reading →

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Michigan ERA Update — Women’s Equality Day – August 23, 2014

Posted on August 25, 2014 by Roberta Madden

By Laura Carter Callow This year, I’m really excited about presenting the ERA Update because there is so much positive going on with the Equal Rights Amendment. Currently, there are three ERA Resolutions in Congress. Two of them are called … Continue reading →

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E.R.A Won’t Go Away! (and we don’t want it to)

Posted on August 23, 2014 by admin

By Tara Romano, president, North Carolina Women United Section 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. That, in a nutshell, is the … Continue reading →

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ERA is alive and kicking at Raleigh event

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Roberta Madden

At RATIFY ERA-NC’s recent statewide conference, “The ERA: Alive and Kicking,” in Raleigh, women (and one male ally) from across the state gathered to hear keynote speaker Ellie Kinnaird discuss the amendment’s history, our current three-state strategy, and congressional legislation … Continue reading →

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What Is a ‘Women’s Issue’? Women of Color Challenge the Prevailing Narrative

Posted on August 8, 2014 by admin

by Emma Akpan August 5, 2014 RH Reality Check All too often, when women of color are concerned about things outside of what appears to be the predominant white woman’s agenda, they aren’t considered “women’s issues.” But, we cannot tell … Continue reading →

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