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Virginia legislator argues for floor vote on ERA
Jeion A. Ward tells why a floor vote on the ERA is necessary. Ms. Ward is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates. This article appeared in The Virginian-Pilot on September 9, 2018. Bring the ERA to the General … Continue reading
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Kings Mountain Rotary Club hears speakers on ERA
At the invitation of Gina Collias of the Rational Republicans, the Rotary Club in Kings Mountain, NC, heard a presentation on the Equal Rights Amendment on September 6, 2018. The speakers, from left are Roberta Madden, co-director of RATIFY ERA-NC … Continue reading
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A conversation with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
On August 26, 2018, Women’s Equality Day, more than 100 feminists from all over the nation participated in “A Conversation with Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg” at the Alice Paul Museum in Washington, DC. She is pictured here in the middle. … Continue reading
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Craven County citizen explains that work for ERA continues
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Women won voting rights in 1920; will we win ERA in 2019?
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Craven County women and men work for the ERA, despite opposition
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Why ERA is important to black women
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ERA-NC vounteers mail candidate survey
Nine volunteers recently mailed ERA questionnaires to all North Carolina legislative and congressional candidates. Results of the survey will be publicized on the ERA-NC Alliance website. Pictured are, from left, Suzanne Ziglar, Ann Von Brock, Helen Bell, and Roberta Madden. … Continue reading
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Jessica Neuwirth’s letter to the editor of the NY Times on ERA
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