Author Archives: Roberta Madden

Illinois – 90 years on, push for ERA ratification continues

Posted on September 5, 2014 by Roberta Madden

Drafted by a suffragette in 1923, the Equal Rights Amendment has been stirring up controversy ever since. Many opponents considered it dead when a 10-year ratification push failed in 1982, yet its backers on Capitol Hill, in the Illinois statehouse … 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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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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For women of LatinaCon, growth in numbers and influence

Posted on June 19, 2014 by Roberta Madden

Read the article by Mary C. Curtis in The Washington Post

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Violence against women—it’s a men’s issue: Jackson Katz at TEDx

Posted on June 13, 2014 by Roberta Madden
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ERA Update

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Roberta Madden

RATIFY ERA-NC is hard at work to make ERA part of the U.S. Constitution. Our focus in North Carolina is on the congressional legislation (House Joint Resolution 113 and Senate Joint Resolution 15), which will remove the deadline for ratification … Continue reading →

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NC Legislative Report Card

Posted on May 17, 2014 by Roberta Madden

Read the NC Legislative Report Card on NC Women United (NCWU)

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Posted on April 23, 2014 by Roberta Madden
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Let’s form a more perfect union for all

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Roberta Madden

Guest commentary by Roberta Madden for the Asheville Citizen-Times, Feb. 28, 2014 “In Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 18, 2014 by Roberta Madden
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