ERA in the News: JUNE 27, 2026 - JULY 24, 2026

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June 27 Has America Lived Up to Its Founding Promise? “This week on Reveal, as America marks 250 years since its founding, we share stories of people who were denied equality and the battles they fought to attain it. In addition to Freeman’s story, we hear about one of the first Native American communities to encounter white settlers more than 400 years ago and learn why the fight for the Equal Rights Amendment for women continues to this day.” Mother Jones

June 28 The Equal Rights Amendment: A Promise Unfulfilled “"Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex." That's all the Equal Rights Amendment says. No mention even of women. Just 24 words. Fighting words written by Alice Paul, a driving force behind the passage, finally, in 1920 of the vote for women.”CBS News

June 30 The New Fight for Women’s Equality: Why Nonprofits Must Defend the Legacy of Title IX “Title IX also emerged from a broader movement for women’s equality that included the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), a proposed constitutional amendment designed to guarantee legal gender equality.” Nonprofit Quarterly

July 1 The Equal Rights Amendment and the First Amendment: A Roadmap for a Feminist Future “Throughout American history, women have been making patriarchal governments tremble, by taking full advantage of the precious rights protected by the First Amendment: freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right to peaceably assemble, and the right to petition the government for redress of grievances.” Ms. Magazine

July 6 MAGA Melts Down at Female Singer’s Plea on 250th Anniversary “In his final days in office, Joe Biden said he believed the Equal Rights Amendment had met the requirements for ratification and should now be considered part of the Constitution, but he did not direct the U.S. archivist to formally publish it.” The Daily Beast

July 6 Alicia Keys draws MAGA outrage after noting women don’t have ‘equal rights’ under the US Constitution "The “Empire State of Mind” singer, 45, shared a July 4 video on Instagram acknowledging the holiday in which she pointed out that “women still don’t have an explicit guarantee to equal rights under the U.S. Constitution.”" The Independent

July 15 America’s 250th: Equality, the ERA, Place of Women in Politics Affect Global Image “The impact of an Equal Rights Amendment in the U.S. Constitution would also go far beyond the country’s borders. A nation’s approach toward equality of all its citizens affects its international image and thence the effectiveness of its diplomacy.” The Diplomatic Insight

July 16 Pressley Blasts GOP Anti-Woman Agenda, Attacks on DEIA “During a House Oversight Committee Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses hearing, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) blasted Trump and Republicans for their anti-DEIA attacks and harmful impact on women. In her remarks, Rep. Pressley emphasized the importance of enshrining the Equal Rights Amendment into law while demanding answers and transparency on the administration’s anti-DEI policy changes.” Ayanna Pressley