Author Archives: Roberta Madden

Eloquent argument that feminism makes men free

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Roberta Madden
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Myths about the ERA Debunked

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Roberta Madden

Well reasoned article from the Illinois State Bar Association By Cindy G. Buys This October, a post on ISBA listserv sparked spirited debate. There were over 70 comments made in the span of a week—all about the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which … Continue reading →

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NEW ALLIANCE FORMED TO RATIFY ERA

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Roberta Madden

Equal Pay Day, April 12 is the symbolic day when average women’s wages catch up with men’s from the previous year. The average woman working full time in the U.S. typically has to work 15 months to take home what … Continue reading →

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Feminists: Pass The ERA, Then We Can Argue About Armpit Hair

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Roberta Madden

by Kimberley A. Johnson Author of American Woman: The Poll Dance, Media Director for We Are Woman Too many feminists, especially in the age of social networking, are reprimanded by other feminists accusing them of being radically feminist, not feminist … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 12, 2016 by Roberta Madden

Melinda Lowrance, President of the Henderson County NAACP, speaking about the ERA at Henderson County Democratic Headquarters, Saturday, January 2, 2016.

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Why We Need an Equal Rights Amendment

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Roberta Madden

by Paige Nehls “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex” reads Section One of the current proposed Equal Rights Amendment written by Carla … Continue reading →

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Chasing the Mythical Equal Rights Amendment

Posted on September 11, 2015 by Roberta Madden

by Sara Lang on September 4, 2015  for Women Advance http://www.womenadvancenc.org For women of my generation, the push to pass and ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) seems almost mythical. We were just wee little ones, or maybe not even … Continue reading →

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41 years on, ERA still in limbo

Posted on August 30, 2015 by Roberta Madden

by David Madden, GUEST COLUMNIST, Asheville Citizen-Times (August 28th, 2015) I happened yesterday upon a yellowed newspaper clipping of a 1974 Mother’s Day newspaper editorial headline — “ERA: IT’S TIME NOW FOR RATIFICATION.” I thought at the time that the … Continue reading →

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ERA is alive and kicking in NC and nationally

Posted on June 23, 2015 by Roberta Madden

North Carolina – “the big hairy foot” Although the North Carolina General Assembly has not yet acted on the Equal Rights Amendment during its current session, the Senate version is still alive. Under a Senate rule, constitutional amendments are exempt … Continue reading →

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What happened to the push for the ERA in NC?

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Roberta Madden

WNC legislator, activist weigh in for passage of ERA by Kirk Ross/Carolina Public Press RALEIGH—The Equal Rights Amendment, a landmark push to enshrine women’s equality in the U.S. Constitution, is in limbo again in North Carolina. Continue reading…

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