- Roberta Madden – photo by Barbara Bozeman
Beth Walton, bwalton@citizen-times.com
BLACK MOUNTAIN – The woman who helped bring the Equal Rights Amendment back to the North Carolina legislature this year was recently honored for her activism.
Roberta Madden of Black Mountain was recognized by the North Carolina Women United in Raleigh on Dec. 1. The Anne Mackie Award celebrates a lifetime contribution to advocacy on behalf of women.
“After a lifetime of gender and racial equality work in the South, Robbie came to Western North Carolina to retire and instead dove right into the state policy world to make a difference,” said North Carolina Women United president Tara Romano in a statement. Continue reading –>
