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“Reports of the ERA’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated” (Part 6)

Wed, 20 May 2020 11:04:00 +0000

This fall, all eyes will be on the Senate.

“Women’s equality will be spelled out in the Constitution. And we will spell it E-R-A.”

This is the final installment in a six-part series examining the half-century fight to add women to the U.S. Constitution—and a game plan on where we go from here.

Part 6: Highlights of This Year in the Fight for the ERA

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“Reports of the ERA’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated” (Part 5)

Wed, 13 May 2020 10:30:00 +0000

We are in the final homestretch of the long-fought battle for the ERA—but the fate of the amendment rides on the fall elections.

This is the fifth in a six-part series examining the half-century fight to add women to the U.S. Constitution—and a game plan on where we go from here.

Part 5: Where We Go From Here

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“Reports of the ERA’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated” (Part 4)

Wed, 06 May 2020 11:08:00 +0000

"If our rights are in the Constitution, they can’t be erased or rolled back by the changing political whims of legislators, judges or occupants of the White House."

This is the fourth in a multi-part series examining the half-century fight to add women to the U.S. Constitution—and a game plan on where we go from here.

Part 4: From Addressing the Wage Gap to Combatting Violence Against Women, We Still Need an Equal Rights Amendment

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“Reports of the ERA’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated” (Part 3)

Wed, 29 Apr 2020 07:13:00 +0000

"We are the only major democracy in the world with a written Constitution that does not have an equal rights amendment to protect equality between men and women. That’s a national embarrassment."

This is the third in a multi-part series examining the half-century fight to add women to the U.S. Constitution—and a game plan on where we go from here.

PART 3: A Patchwork of Laws, Statutes and Court Rulings

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“Reports of the ERA’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated” (Part 2)

Wed, 22 Apr 2020 07:08:00 +0000

“It was one hell of a fight. We marched, we picketed, we demonstrated. We had sit-ins. People were arrested. Some women went on hunger strikes. Every nonviolent protest that could be done was done."

This is the second in a multi-part series examining the half-century fight to add women to the U.S. Constitution—and a game plan on where we go from here.

PART 2: A Long History of Obstruction, Delay and Trickery

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“Reports of the ERA’s Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated” (Part 1)

Tue, 14 Apr 2020 19:06:08 +0000

This is the first in a multi-part series examining the half-century fight to add women to the U.S. Constitution—and a game plan on where we go from here. Check back every Wednesday for a new installment.

PART 1: "We Want In!"

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