ERA in the News: August 8-14, 2020
INTERNATIONAL
Aug. 10 From anti-maskers to 5G conspiracists, the sovereign citizen movement is a broad tent, The Canberra Times
NATIONAL
Aug. 7 The ERA Is Queer, and It's in Joe Biden's 'Agenda For Women', Advocate
Aug. 7 The loudest voices against women's suffrage were women too, CNN
Aug. 7 Emmys' Limited-Series Race Dominated by Feminist Stores, Hollywood Reporter
Aug. 9 A mother's letter, a son's choice, and the increidble moment women won the vote, Washington Post
Aug. 9 Thousands of women fought against the right to vote. Their reasons still resonate today, Washington Post
Aug. 10 ONLINE: The ERA Today, Isthmus
Aug. 11 US Court Skirmishes Over Deadline's Validity Leave ERA in Limbo, Just Security
Aug. 11 Transgender Americans are still waiting for legal equality, Newsday
Aug. 11 Today on FB Live: Julie C. Suk on the History and Future of the ERA, BookTrib
Aug. 11 Kamala Harris Is the Third Woman to Run as a Vice Presidential Candidate for a Major US Party, Time
Aug. 13 Maine Governor Janet Mills, women's rights activists among state's most influential women, USA Today
Aug. 13 Arrested and tortured, the Silent Sentinels suffered for suffrage, National Geographic
Aug. 14 Whitney Houston, Meryl Streep and Queen Latifah among inspiring women from New Jersey, USA Today
STATE NEWS
ALABAMA
Aug. 7 Review: Mrs. America, Redbrick
CALIFORNIA
Aug. 9 Op-Ed: Now, as in the 1970s, it's men, not women, who will defeat the Equal Rights Amendment, Los Angeles Times
COLORADO
Aug. 9 Betty Health: I'm politically fatigued, but I'll still vote, Longmont Times-Call
FLORIDA
Aug. 8 Healing our divisions, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
INDIANA
Aug. 14 Whitney Houston, Meryl Streep and Queen Latifah among inspiring women from New Jersey, Journal & Courier
IOWA
Aug. 7 The trilogy of women's rights, Cedar Valley Daily Times
MAINE
Aug. 13 Maine Governor Janet Mills, women's rights activists among state's most influential women, Gannett New England
MARYLAND
Aug. 13 Women continue to fight for equality, Maryland Daily Record
MASSACHUSETTS
Aug. 8 Column: Let's ensure there really is equal justice under the law, Milford Daily News
Aug. 10 Constitutional-Standing-Equal Rights Amendment, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
Aug. 12 Shirley's Hazel MacKaye was a key figure in women's suffrage movement, Sentinel & Enterprise
Aug. 12 13-year-old to McConnell: The ERA is long overdue, GazetteNET
MICHIGAN
Aug. 14 GM CEO Mary Barra, singers Diana Ross and Aretha Franklin among inspiring women from Michigan, Detroit Free Press
MINNESOTA
Aug. 10 Not asking for rights, demanding them: The National Woman's Party in Minnesota's more radical approach to suffrage, Minnesota Post
MONTANA
Aug. 9 Equal Rights Amendment: It's time, Helena Independent Record
Aug. 13 MHS unveils historic letters for anniversary of 19th Amendment, Helena Independent Record
NEVADA
Aug. 13 Famed Washoe basket weaver among Nevada's Influential Women of the Century, USA Today
NEW JERSEY
Aug. 10 The Lifelong Activism of Suffragist Alice Paul, New Jersey Monthly
Aug. 14 Whitney Houston, Meryl Streep and Queen Latifah among inspiring women from New Jersey, Gannett
OKLAHOMA
Aug. 8 This Land is Herland Programs to Examine Oklahoma Women's Activism from 1870s-2010s, Woodward News
SOUTH CAROLINA
Aug. 12 Sheila Haney writes book about League of Women Voters in South Carolina, SC Now
Aug. 13 Commentary: Keep the light on inequality between men and women, Charleston Post Courier
UTAH
Aug. 12 Gubernatorial candidate challenges lawmakers to ratify ERA, Cache Valley Daily
VIRGINIA
Aug. 7 3 binge-worthy TV shows you need to stream immediately, Metro Weekly
Aug. 11 Vienna exhibition looks back, forward on women's rights, Inside NoVa
Aug. 12 'These Things Can Be Done', Richmond Magazine
OBITUARY
Aug. 9 Alta Bragg, Leader-Telegram