ERA in the News: MAY 24 2025 - June 6 2025 DRAFT

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May. 27 For Alice, Who Broke Both Tradition and the Sexist, Racist President. “Alice was not done. She felt strongly that America also needed an Equal Rights Amendment, which she helped draft and campaigned for for decades. She correctly predicted that the imposition of a time limit would prevent it from becoming law, due to delay tactics.” Daily KOS

May. 31 A Constitutional Democratic Republic ... if we can keep it! “One of the central arguments in the book is that the Constitution’s amendment process is excessively rigid, making meaningful reform nearly impossible. Amending the Constitution requires the approval of two-thirds of both houses of Congress and three-fourths of state legislatures, a threshold that is nearly insurmountable in the current polarized political environment. This rigidity perpetuates structural inequalities and prevents the country from adapting its governance to modern challenges or securing the constitutional rights of all citizens (e.g., the saga of the Equal Rights Amendment).” Daily KOS

Jun. 4 Artist projects protest statements on Yellowstone National Park "Although she has been creating public feminist artworks for years now, the projections began two weeks after the presidential election in November 2024. First, Pred displayed an image urging then-President Biden to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment on the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C." Good Good Good

Jun. 6 The Trump administration is erasing women | The Christian Century "Although she has been creating public feminist artworks for years now, the projections began two weeks after the presidential election in November 2024. First, Pred displayed an image urging then-President Biden to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment on the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C." The Christian Century