Author Archives: Roberta Madden

On August 13, Roberta Madden addressed the Swannanoa Vally Friends Meeting at their monthly Women’s Dinner about the importance of ratifiying the Equal Rights Amendment. She described North Carolina’s historic opportunity to become the 38th — and final — state … Continue reading →

Billboard Unveiling Press ConferenceLaunch Constitution Day Campaign for ERAThe ERA-NC Alliance, AAUW-NC and NC NOW will join Equal Rights Amendment bill sponsors on Thursday, Aug. 22, at 2 p.m. for a press conference to launch a statewide ERA awareness campaign in advance of Constitution Day. … Continue reading →

The following article about Roberta Madden, ERA activist, was published in the Black Mountain (NC) News on July 17, 2019: https://www.blackmountainnews.com/story/life/2019/07/17/fight-equal-rights-continues-roberta-madden/1704340001/

More and more members of Congress are signing on to legislation to eliminate the deadline for ERA ratification. Now 191 House members are cosponsors. https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/116/hjres38?utm_campaign=govtrack_email_upd

https://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2018-03-09/a-conservative-case-for-the-equal-rights-amendment

ERA portion of Gina Collias’ speech for the May 12th Commencement Speech for the UNC Chapel Hill Political Science Department.  “Similar to how we can change and make laws in our communities, we have more  work to do on a … Continue reading →

Volunteers at the event promoting the ERA were, from left, Linda Stover, Roberta Madden, Lynne Joshi, and Ellen Perry. Roberta Madden invites participants to sign postcards to legislative leaders urging a hearing on the ERA.

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http://time.com/5562269/equal-pay-day-women-men-lifetime-wages/

The Winston-Salem Journal reported on the events surrounding introduction of the ERA bills: https://www.journalnow.com/news/local/equal-pay-for-women-state-lawmakers-file-era-bills-today/article_43c581eb-374b-5e15-9224-0d9ff2288398.html