ERA in the News: FEB 15 2025 - FEB 28 2025

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Feb. 16 LOOKING BACK: Historic 1977 women's conference has ties to Seneca Falls | Lifestyle | fltimes.com “Despite this legacy, Seneca Falls has been known for its role in other significant events in women’s history, from Alice Paul’s first reading of the Equal Rights Amendment at the Presbyterian Church to the topic of today’s article, the 1977 National Women’s Conference relay." Finger Lakes Time

Feb. 24 The United States of no states? - The Source - WashU "A handful of small states can thwart a constitutional amendment that has been ratified by states that represent the overwhelming majority of the population — as happened with the Equal Rights Amendment." Washington University Newsroom

Feb. 26 Reading Project 2025 as a Manifesto “The two-thirds solution embedded racist citizenship into its roots while the continued absence of the Equal Rights Amendment has meant that women’s bodily autonomy and equality of citizenship are continuously bombarded and reliant on the judiciary for their protection.” Verfassungsblog