ERA in the News: AUGUST 15-21, 2020
The Alice Paul Institute has launched a fun and timely voter inspiration campaign. API is inviting creative entries for the “I Vote for Equality” T-Shirt Design Contest." This exciting contest is part of our campaign to inspire voters to elect candidates, at all levels of government across America, who support equality for all people, regardless of gender, race, religion, sexuality, or any other category used to deny individuals equality.
The “I Vote for Equality” campaign supports our continued work to ensure that all voters have full and unfettered access to voting on Election Day 2020, and every election in the future. This campaign is designed to raise voter awareness across our networks while also raising important dollars to support our civic engagement efforts.
To get people in the spirit of voting, the winning design will be chosen through a public online voting process! And the chosen t-shirt will be available to purchase and wear on Election Day 2020.
The deadline for design submissions is September 7, 2020. Click the button below to learn more about submitting your creative designs for this competition.
INTERNATIONAL
Aug. 20 Susan B. Anthony Museum RejectsTrump Pardon, Tells How He Can Really Honor Her, Huffpost Canada
NATIONAL
Aug. 18 Equal Rights Amendment: Will women ever have equal rights under federal law?, USA Today
Aug. 18 Advocates plan birthday gift for the 19th Amendment: ERA, Washington Post
Aug. 18 The Final Push for the ERA, Ms. Magazine
Aug. 19 Attorneys General Seek Summary Judgement in ERA Lawsuit, The New York Times
Aug. 20 Susan B. Anthony Museum Rejects Donald Trump's Pardon Of Namesake Women's Rights Activist, Deadline
STATE NEWS
ARIZONA
Aug. 14 Arizona stymied in taking 'next logical step' toward equality, Arizona Capitol Times
CALIFORNIA
Aug. 15 Alice Paul: Author of the Equal Rights Amendment 1885-1977, Berkeley Daily Planet
Aug. 17 Opinion: Fight for Equal Rights Continues 100 Years After the 19th Amendment, Times of San Diego
Aug. 18 Editorial: 100 years after winning the right to vote women are still fighting for political equality, Los Angeles Times
Aug. 18 19th Amendment: 100 year anniversary of women's right to vote, Action News Now
FLORIDA
Aug. 14 VISUAL VIEWPOINT: EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT, Daytona Times
Aug. 16 'It's in our DNA:' Why Black women are an electoral force in Florida, Tampa Bay Times
Aug. 17 Women's suffrage 100 years later Since Women Gained Right to Vote, VOA Learning English
Aug. 20 Part 3: 100 Years With the Right to Vote, Problems We Face Today, Bay News 9
Aug. 21 Flowers for Shirley Chisholm, Gainesville Sun
GEORGIA
Aug. 16 The 19th Amendment as a milestone, MDJ Online
ILLINOIS
Aug. 20 State AGs urge ERA's certification, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin
INDIANA
Aug. 14 1923:P Activists introduce Equal Rights Amendment, Kokomo Perspective
Aug. 14 Remembering the Indiana Women Behind the ERA, Indianapolis Monthly
KENTUCKY
Aug. 19 Unfinished Business-the right to vote for all, Forward Kentucky
MAINE
Aug. 17 Women's Rights leader to give book talk , Courier-Gazette & Camden Herald
MASSACHUSETTS
Aug. 15 Heeding mom, Tennessee lawmaker helped women gain the vote, Boston 25 News
Aug. 15 Women celebrating voting rights, Glens Falls Post-Star
Aug. 19 Poll Power: Women's Suffrage Celebrates 100 Years, With Caveats, Charleston Patriot-Bridge
MICHIGAN
Aug. 21 County Legislature Highlights, Lansing Star
MONTANA
Aug. 18 Helena group celebrates 100th anniversary of 19th Amendment, Helena Independent Record
NORTH CAROLINA
Aug. 17 How Women Have Shaped Politics Over the Last Century, The Dispatch
OKLAHOMA
Aug. 19 Advocates plan birthday gift for the 19th Amendment: The ERA, Journal Record
PENNSYLVANIA
Aug. 20 Berks County woman bringing history of suffrage movement to life, WPVI-TV
SOUTH CAROLINA
Aug. 20 100 years of suffrage: After the vote, comes an era of 'firsts', U of SC
TENNESSEE
Aug. 15 Heeding mom, Tennessee lawmaker helped women gain the vote, FOX 13 Memphis
Aug. 16 Heeding mom, McCinn County lawmaker helped women gain the vote, WTVC
Aug. 16 Ten women who changed the course of US politics, The Commercial Appeal
Aug. 18 Our Day: The Equal Rights Amendment, UT Daily Beacon
TEXAS
Aug. 17 Texas history: Tales of a famous Texas feminist, Liz Carpenter, Stephenville Empire-Tribune
UTAH
Aug. 16 Macy Pingree: A centennial reflection on women's rights, Salt Lake Tribune
Aug. 20 Letter: Utah should pass the ERA, Salt Lake Tribune
VIRGINIA
Aug. 14 A fresh look at the Equal Rights Amendment, Fox 5 DC
Aug. 18 Advocates Plan Birthday Gift for 19th Amendment: Passage of ERA, NBC4 Washington
Aug. 19 Documentary highlights Va. role in women's suffrage in 19th Amendment's Centennial Year, The Commonwealth Times
Aug. 20 Attorneys General Seek Summary Judgement in ERA Lawsuit, NBC 4 Washington
WISCONSIN
Aug. 19 Beaver Dam remembers the women who paved the way, Beaver Dam Daily Citizen
OBITUARY
Aug. 19 Slade Gorton, Who Was Voted Out of Senate and Then Back In, Dies at 92, The New York Times