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The New Women Warriors

 The new women warriors: Reviving the fight for equal rights Watch the video and read the article by Jessica Ravitz on CNN.

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Gloria Steinem on Black Women: ‘They Invented the Feminist Movement’

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Fearless Carla Cunningham and Introduction of ERA in NC

“ERA is in the air,” according to Gailya Paliga, President of the NC National Organization for Women. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is the topic of a new book – “Equal Means Equal, Why the Time for an Equal Rights Amendment Is … Continue reading

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Alice Paul: Equal rights leader, fighter

Read the article about Alice Paul, author of the Equal Rights Amendment, by Macklin K. Reid in The Ridgefield Press.  

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ERA Alive and Kicking in Goldsboro

Wayne Community College was the scene of a program about the Equal Rights Amendment on October 21. Pictured are, from left, Ann Humphries, who lobbied for the ERA in North Carolina in the 1970s; her daughter Tara Humphries; and Roberta … Continue reading

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Income Disparity

National Women’s Law Center          nwlc.org/povertydata

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5 things women couldn’t do in the 1960s

By Katie McLaughlin, CNN Can you imagine pregnancy being a fireable offense? How about job security hinging on your weight or the softness of your hands? What if you couldn’t open a bank account or establish a line of credit … Continue reading

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Pledge to Vote

Let Your Voice Be Heard– Pledge to VOTE in 2014! Every vote counts. If it didn’t, there wouldn’t be so many working so hard to keep us from doing it! Want to see things change? Take our pledge to wield … Continue reading

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Equal Rights Amendment ratification long overdue

By Congresswoman Jackie Speier, lead sponsor of H.J. Res. 113 Our Constitution granted women the right to vote 94 years ago, but efforts to ban discrimination based on sex have never earned constitutional status. This gaping legal hole was summed … Continue reading

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