ERA in the News: NOV 14-20, 2020
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#ERAFIRST100DAYS Campaign

As the incoming presidential administration is choosing their priorities for their first 100 days in office, we urge you to join us in asking the Biden-Harris administration to ensure the advancement of the Equal Rights Amendment towards ratification.

Join the Alice Paul Institute, the ERA Coalition, and hundreds of pro-ERA organizations across the nation in a campaign to get the Equal Rights Amendment on the agenda for the "First 100 Days" of President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris administration.

Action items you can do today:

  1. Download the social media square featured here and post it to your social media streams with the hashtag #ERAFIRST100DAYS.

  2. Post often on your social media streams about the #ERA and tag @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris to make sure they know you want the ERA to be a priority in their administration.

  3. Recruit your friends and family to join in this fight with you.

To learn more about what the Biden-Harris administration is currently prioritizing, click HERE to view their website.


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NATIONAL

Nov. 13 Seven big takeaways from Michael Moore's 'Open Letter to Joe Biden', GOOD Magazine

Nov. 15 Why Is Margaret Thatcher Always Crying in The Crown, TIME

Nov. 19 Overlooked; A Reflection on Progress and Equality of Women in Architecture, Archinect

STATE NEWS

ALASKA

Nov. 18 Equal Rights Amendment, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

CALIFORNIA

Nov. 18 Transmissions, Bay Area Reporter

Nov. 19 Kamala Harris: Marching to the Beat of a Different Drum Major, San Francisco Bay Times

CONNECTICUT

Nov. 18 GHS Teachers Lead National Harvard Case Discussion on Democracy, Women's Rights with League of Women Voters, Greenwich Free Press

HAWAII

Nov. 18 The next big job for White women who oppose Trumpism, KITV Honolulu

IOWA

Nov. 16 Activist championed the poor, women, Quad-City Times

MAINE

Nov. 18 Up and down the Kennebec Valley: Notable women, Town Line

NEW YORK

Nov. 13 Woodmere native Freda Heyman, 87, LI Herald

OREGON

Nov. 17 Hughes writes about the life of Julia Butler Hansen, The Daily World

PENNSYLVANIA

Nov. 17 Biden is now tasked with bringing the country together, Southern Chester County Weeklies

Nov. 18 Club news, Bradford Era

UTAH

Nov. 13 More about Biden and the Second Amendment, The Herald Journal

VIRGINIA

Nov. 13 Michael Moore begs Biden to reject the "cowardly center" and adopt progressive values, The Washington Newsday

Nov. 19 Delegate Marcus Simon's Richmond Report, Falls Church News Press

Nov. 20 Letter to the Editor, Nov. 20, Richmond.com

WASHINGTON

Nov. 13 New bio honors 'Little Old Lady in Logging Boots', Chinook Observer

WYOMING

Nov. 13 Finding common ground and reclaiming our country, Rawlinstimes

OBIRTUARIES

Nov. 13 Woodmere native Freda Heyman, 87, LI Herald

Nov. 20 Ruth Miller, Legacy

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ERA in the News: NOV 7 - 13, 2020
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INTERNATIONAL

Nov. 7 Will the fiercely independent Dr Jill Biden revolutionise the office of First Lady?, Telegraph

Nov. 8 What Joe Biden's win really means for women, Yahoo UK

NATIONAL

Nov. 6 16 Shows and Movies To Watch After "The Queen's Gambit", BuzzFeed

Nov. 7 45 Years Ago: Lynda Carter Makes 'Wonder Woman' a TV Icon, Ultimate Classic Rock

Nov. 8 US Presidential Election: Here's What Joe Biden Says on Every Women's Issue, Tyla

Nov. 8 Yes, Our Long National Nightmare is Finally Over, Vogue

Nov. 8 What Can We Expect from the Biden Presidency?, Harpers BAZAAR

Nov. 11 What Women Can Expect from a Biden Presidency: on Health Care, Ms. Magazine

Nov. 11 For Debate: Should the Equal Rights Amendment Be Revived?, National Constitution Center

Nov. 12 Michael Moore implores Biden to reject 'cowardly center,' embrace progressive values, The Hill

Nov. 12 Danai Gurira to portray presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm in new movie, Film-News

STATE NEWS

CALIFORNIA

Nov. 10 Are our elections unfair? Should we fix them? What will work?, Palo Alto Online

COLORADO

Nov. 10 CO PO A Look Back, Colorado Politics

MASSACHUSETTS

Nov. 10 Around Amherst: Tribute banner erected, bog bridges planned, Amherst Bulletin

Nov. 13 Guest columnist Laurie Frankl: A letter to Ruthie, age 9.5. From Mom, Amherst Bulletin

MICHIGAN

Nov. 11 We've always been polarized. So now what?, Southgate News Herald

NORTH CAROLINA

Nov. 9 'About time': Women react to first women, Black person and South Asian elected as Vice President, WWAY

OHIO

Nov. 10 The legacy of Kamala Harris and the white pantsuit, The News Record

PENNSYLVANIA

Nov. 9 Tally & Rally: Beaver County activists celebrate Biden/Harris win, The Beaver County Times

Nov. 9 A Gen-Zer's appeal to the Boomers in DC, Bucks County Courier Times

TEXAS

Nov. 12 Michael Moore to Biden: 'Eliminate the Electoral College', WBAP News

UTAH

Nov. 8 Letter: The D word, Salt Lake Tribune

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ERA in the News: OCT 24- NOV 6, 2020
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INTERNATIONAL

Nov. 4 A century after winning voting rights, US women hold key to White House, Deccan Herald

NATIONAL

Oct. 30 A feminist agenda for the new Senate means equality for all, The Hill

STATES NEWS

CALIFORNIA

Nov. 4 Remembering Helen Tirsell, Livermore's first female mayor, Pleasanton Weekly

Nov. 5 Bay Area political events: ERA update, ACLU battleground report, San Francisco Chronicle

COLORADO

Oct. 30 Letter: What do we have to lose?, Steamboat Pilot and Today

FLORIDA

Nov. 3 Lee County Commission race: Kevin Ruane, Frank Mann, Ray Sandelli pile up big wins, The News-Press

GEORGIA

Nov. 5 A Personal Election Note, Georgia Voice

ILLINOIS

Nov. 3 Connor, Ozinga, Avelar hold leads in state races, The Herald-News

IOWA

Oct. 30 Votes For Women: 100 Years Later, KDSM

LOUISIANA

Nov. 2 Mt. Lebanon Historical Society purchases home of Lavinia Egan: Raising funds for restoration, Minden Press-Herald

MISSOURI

Oct. 30 Republican female Senators are facing a crisis of their own making, KCTV Kansas City

Nov. 3 The next president must help women get back to work, KCTV

NEW YORK

Nov. 2 Viewpoint: Rightwing packing on Supreme Court means ERA more crucial than ever, The Island Now

NORTH CAROLINA

Nov. 2 Veteran attorney: Now is the time for NC to end tuition discrimination against immigrants, The Progressive Pulse

Nov. 3 Meanwhile, in other news... state Court of Appeals delivers a big win to NC consumers, The Progressive Pulse

OHIO

Oct. 31 Burgess: It's time for a change, Chillicothe Gazette

PENNSYLVANIA

Oct. 31 Smucker's war against women, Lancaster Online

TENNESSEE

Oct. 31 Pastors are picking sides in the 2020 election but strike a more neutral tone while leading their churches, Chattanooga Times Free Press

TEXAS

Oct. 31 Anglin: The new 'One Day' a timely reboot, San Antonio Express-News

VIRGINIA

Nov. 2 There Are A Lot Of Rallies Planned in DC This Week. Here's A Rundown, Washingtonian

Nov. 3 A Celebration of Suffrage, Richmond Magazine

 

OBITUARY

Nov. 4 Remembering Helen Tirsell, Livermore's first female mayor, Pleasanton Weekly 

 

OPPOSITION

Nov. 2 Biden Pledges to End Religious Liberty, Patriot Post ***CONTENT WARNING***

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ERA in the News: OCTOBER 17-23, 2020
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NATIONAL

Oct 17 How This Running Group Honored Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Legacy, runnersworld.com

Oct 17 Ford Airport Unveils Statue of President Ford, Dedicates Plaza in His Honor, AviationPros.com

Oct 17 The Cult of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Commentary Magazine

Oct 17 How My Sister Maureen Packed the Supreme Court, Newsmax

Oct 18 What does the ERA look like in modern times?, uscannenbergmedia.com

Oct 19 Dear Sen. Perdue: Kamala Is the Name of Great Americans, Common Dreams

Oct 19 Opinion: Battle to Exclude Undocumented People from Census Exemplifies Trump Agenda: Make …, PoliticusUSA

Oct 20 The answer isn't court-packing. It's legislating., Washington Post

Oct 21 Why Debra Messing Is Done Censoring Herself When it Comes to Talking About Politics, Yahoo Entertainment

Oct 21 Artist Kimberly Berg to be Featured on Close Up Radio, EIN News

Oct 23 Gloria Steinem: From The CIA To 'The World's Most Famous Feminist', Rare.us

STATE NEWS

ARIZONA

Oct 17 Legislative District 26 candidates — Tempe campus, The State Press

Oct 17 Legislative District 24 candidates — Tempe campus, The State Press

FLORIDA

Oct 18 Call to action: Hundreds demonstrate in downtown Fort Myers, 'We are seeing these rights …, The News-Press

Oct 20 Osceola History presents Votes for Women Program, Osceola News-Gazette

Oct 22 Votes for Women, Osceola News-Gazette

GEORGIA

Oct 17 Women Lead the March to the Polls scheduled for Saturday at 2 pm,

Cherokee Tribune Ledger News

ILLINOIS

Oct 19 SMALL SNIPPETS • Rest Now, Justice Bader-Ginsberg, thejournal-news.net

Oct 20 Hundreds Gather In Glenview's Jackman Park For Women's March, Journal & Topics Newspapers Online

Oct 22 Century of suffrage, Illinois Times

IOWA

Oct 21 Decorah hosts March to honor late Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg, Luther College Chips

LOUISIANA

Oct 19 New Orleans Women's March brings 200 people to the polls despite confusion over police escort, NOLA.com

MAINE

Oct 19 Demonstrators gather for women's march in Arcadia, Manistee News Advocate

Oct 20 Stover supports gender equality, Boothbay Register

MICHIGAN

Oct 23 Honor the people who fought for your right to vote, The Daily Telegram

MINNESOTA

Oct 18 St. Cloud Women's March chant: 'Grab America back - vote!", St. Cloud Times

NEW YORK

Oct 21 Handle-Krom Lecture Covers Women's Suffrage in the Hudson Valley, Marist College The Circle

NORTH CAROLINA

Oct 21 Sign the Equal Rights RV if you see it around Asheville, WLOS

OHIO

Oct 17 Michael Reagan: Maureen Reagan would be at home in today's political madness, LimaOhio.com*

OKLAHOMA

Oct 22 'This Land is Herland' program on tap, Tahlequah Daily Press

PENNSYLVANIA

Oct 20 Letter: Time to stop the jokes, Carlisle Sentinel

TEXAS

Oct 22 What's At Stake In 2020? Educator Laura Alcorta Worries Progress Toward Women's Rights Will Be …, KUT

UTAH

Oct 17 'No exceptions, no exclusions, no asterisks': Why these organizations are fighting for the Equal …, Deseret News*

Oct 18 'No exceptions, no exclusions, no asterisks': Why these organizations are fighting for the Equal …, KSL.com*

Oct 19 How Maureen Reagan 'Packed' the Supreme Court, The Independent | SUindependent.com*

Oct 23 Katharine Biele: Utah is no bastion of women's rights, Salt Lake Tribune

Oct 23 More episodes in store for podcast honoring Utah women, Cache Valley Daily

VIRGINIA

Oct 20 Herndon Women's March Focuses On Equity, Voting, Patch.com

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Oct 21 Transgender woman running against anti-LGBTQ Md. congressman, Washington Blade

WYOMING

Oct 18 Evangelical leaders have long talked of conspiracies against God's chosen, Rawlinstimes

* This story appeared in more than one media outlet.

OBITUARIES

Oct 19 Remembering Don Lyon: Pastor and Politician, Newsmax (IL)

OPPOSITION

Oct 18 How Maureen Reagan 'Packed' the Supreme Court, Townhall*




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ERA in the News: OCTOBER 10-16, 2020
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Oct. 9 Reddy-made feminist hero, Morning Star Online

NATIONAL NEWS

Oct. 11 The History of Fasting and Why I am Fasting Right Now, Black Star News  

Oct. 12 9 women leaders on what gender equality means to them, Mashable

Oct. 12 Barrett must recuse from 2020 election cases, shield Supreme Court from Trump corruption, USA Today

Oct. 12 The National Woman's Party and the Fight for Women's Rights, Society of Women Engineers

Oct. 13 Equal Rights Amendment Case Denied Supreme Court Hearing for Now, Bloomberg Law

Oct. 14 From WWII to COVID-19, women have always led through crises, Healio

Oct. 14 Remembering RBG: the woman who changed America, The Boar

Oct. 14 What the rise of Regan tells us about the age of Trump, New Statesman

Oct. 16 'I Have a Lot of Ideas for Amendments.' Playwright Heidi Schreck on Her Hit Play About the ..., TIME

STATE NEWS

CALIFORNIA

Oct. 9 Berkeley Talks transcript: Portraits of power: Women of the 116th Congress, UC Berkeley

Oct. 11 Great suffragists in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Sentinel

Oct. 16 Dedication of Lady Liberty recalls when women could not vote in the United States, Fresno Bee

GEORGIA

Oct. 12 Gender Equality Bus to make stop in Macon, 41 NBC News

IDAHO

Oct. 10 Harris, Mason talk racism, balancing agriculture and the environment, KPVI News 6

INDIANA

Oct. 16 Bennion shares with GC her politically-storied past, The Record

MAINE

Oct. 10 Letter to the editor: Carney will be quietly effective District 29 state senator, Press Herald

MINNESOTA

Oct. 12 Minnesota House of Representatives District 30B: Brad Kovach, ECM Publishers

Oct. 12 2020 Election Profile: Cynthia Ansbacher, Dist. 1B, Crookston Times

OKLAHOMA

Oct. 16 Wayne Greene: Just running this idea up the flagpole...,Tulsa World

OREGON

Oct. 14 2020 may be bad, but it did have a predecessor, Pamplin Media Group

PENNSYLVANIA

Oct. 10 Female skydivers honor the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote, WPVI-TV

Oct. 14 Pa. Court Asks if 1985 Ruling Shut Door on Abortion Funding, LAW360

Oct. 14 Abortion Providers Argue PA Ban on Using Medicaid Funds For Abortions Is Illegal, 90.5 WESA

SOUTH CAROLINA

Oct. 9 Gender equality bus tour drives through Aiken on Friday, Charleston Post Courier

TEXAS

Oct. 10 Harry Harelik: Woe to those who instill fear in election season, Waco Tribune-Herald

Oct. 12 Evangelical leaders like Billy Graham and Jerry Falwell Sr. have long talked of conspiracies against God's chosen-those ideas are finding resonance today, Beaumont Enterprise

UTAH

Oct. 14 Citizen Revolt: October 15, Salt Lake City Weekly

VIRGINIA

Oct. 16 Amy Coney Barrett, Richmond Free Press

Oct. 16 Senior profile: Local resident Judith Knee served at the forefront of the women's movement, Alexandria Times

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ERA in the News: OCTOBER 3-9, 2020
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NATIONAL NEWS

Oct. 2 Gloria Steinem: Black Women Drove the Feminist Movement, OZY

Oct. 3 Gloria Steinem is having a moment-- so why doesn't she seem more relevant?, Forward

Oct. 8 Library of Congress Acquires Archives of the National Woman's Party, The New York Times

STATE NEWS

ARIZONA

Oct. 3 Letter: 2020 Election, Arizona Daily Star

FLORIDA

Oct. 3 Do-over amendment makes petitioning harder, Tallahassee.com 

ILLINOIS

Oct. 8 Candidate Interviews: NC House District 17, WVIK

IOWA

Oct. 5 Steve Corbin: 2020 is the year of the woman voter, Ames Tribune

Oct. 6 Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, Democrat, Iowa State Daily

MASSACHUSETTS

Oct. 7 Guest columnist Laurie Frankl: A letter to Ruthie, age 9.5. From Mom, North Hampshire Gazette

Oct. 8 Save the Equal Rights Amendment, Boston Review

MICHIGAN

Oct. 6 Free to be me, free to be you, Monroe Evening News

MINNESOTA

Oct. 8 Reader Opinion: Equal Rights under the law, Brainderd Dispatch

MISSOURI

Oct. 3 Movie Review: 'The Glorias', My Courier Tribune

MONTANA

Oct. 2 'We are undeniable': MAM exhibition shows generational fight for women's equality, The Missoulian

Oct. 6 Graybill will fight for your rights, The Missoulian

Oct. 9 Raph Graybill: 2020 General Election Q&A, MTPR

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Oct. 6 York County Senior College presents online Zoom classes, SeaCoastOnline.com

NEW YORK

Oct. 7 Hangar Theatre to stream live show Oct. 16, Ithaca.com

SOUTH CAROLINA

Oct. 6 Today's events for Oct. 6, Charleston Post Courier

Oct. 9 Today's events for Oct. 9, Charleston Post Courier

Oct. 9 Senate candidates discuss abortion, health care, other issues also discussed, The Times and Democrat

UTAH

Oct. 2 Utah's candidate for lieutenant governor talk about COVID-19, police reform, abortion and the gender wage gap, Salt Lake Tribune

Oct. 3 Letter: Does your representative represent you?, Salt Lake Tribune

Oct. 8 George Pyle: American laws must pass the atheist test, Salt Lake Tribune

VIRGINIA

Oct. 3 THE STROLLER: Hey 'yaw' check out this show, Martinsville Bulletin

Oct. 4 THE STROLLER: Spelling out some new words artfully, Martinsville Bulletin

Oct. 5 President Trump is Wrong About Virginia's Gun Laws, The Dogwood

Oct. 6 Opinion: Show Up and Vote Early, No Excuse Required, Alexandria Gazette Packet

OBITUARIES

Oct. 5 A. Fredericka "Freddie" Larsen (1936-2020), Toledo Blade

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ERA in the News: SEPT 26 - OCT 2, 2020
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Sept. 28 Mrs America, News 24

NATIONAL NEWS

Sept. 26 What Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court Nomination Means for Women, Medium

Sept. 26 Amy Coney Barrett is a Grave Threat to Women's Rights, Ms. Magazine

Sept. 26 Amy Coney Barret and the Triumph of Phyllis Schlafly, New York Magazine

Sept. 26 What Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court Nomination Means for Women, Medium

Sept. 28 Fury follows Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court, Salon

Sept. 29 The Daily 202: Trump faces historic gender gap heading into first debate, Washington Post

Sept. 29 Feminist icon Helen Reddy, the voice of empowerment anthem 'I Am Woman,' dies at 78, USA Today

Oct. 1 The is why the Equal Rights Amendment matters for our economic recovery, Fast Company

Oct. 1 Calling all women: It's time to take our stand together against tyranny and injustice, Religion News Service

STATE NEWS

ARIZONA

Sept. 29 Let's honor justices Ginsburg and O'Connor by passing the ERA, Arizona Mirror

Sept. 30 Insight: Understanding modern feminism, why it's still necessary, The State Press

CALIFORNIA

Sept. 27 The Observer: A lifetime flourishing in the face of adversity, Ukiah Daily Journal

FLORIDA

Sept. 25 Ruth Bader Ginsburg passing leads to an uproar in American Politics, Eagle News

ILLINOIS

Sept. 28 Radio debate sheds light on Congressional candidates Kinzinger's, Brzozowski's priorities, LaSalle News Tribune

Oct. 1 Edwards County to showcase in 22nd Annual Conference on Illinois History next week, The Navigator

LOUISIANA

Sept. 25 Feminist Gloria Steinem on Finding Herself Free Of The 'Demands Of Gender', WWNO

MAINE

Sept. 25 Ruth Bader Ginsburg gives us the inspiration to forge ahead in fight for equality, Bangor Daily News

MARYLAND

Sept. 30 One Delmarva: 100 Years Since Women's Suffrage, WRDE

MASSACHUSETTS 

Sept. 26 Feminist icon Gloria Steinem gets biopic treatment, Boston Herald

Sept. 30 Unleash the power of the Black vote, Bay State Banner  

MICHIGAN

Sept. 25 Gloria Steinem asks what would RBG do, talks about movie and life, 'The Glorias', Detroit Free Press

MINNESOTA

Sept. 29 Review: A smart portrait of a living legend in 'The Glorias', Minneapolis Star Tribune

NEW YORK

Sept. 27 Amy Coney Barret and the threat to women's rights, New York Daily News 

NORTH CAROLINA

Sept. 28 Black Actors Shine at the 2020 Emmy Awards, A&T Register

VIRGINIA

Sept. 25 Equality under the law, Martinsburg Journal

Oct. 1 THE STROLLER: Plenty of fair bargains coming, Martinsville Bulletin

WEST VIRGINIA

Oct. 1 Ellen Allen: Helen Reddy, RBG and growing up in WV, Charleston Gazette-Mail

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ERA in the News: SEPTEMBER 19-25, 2020
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NATIONAL NEWS

Sept. 18 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leaves legacy as champion of women's rights, CBS News

Sept. 18 Ruth Bader Ginsburg had a vision for America. Her colleagues thwarted it. The Washington Post

Sept. 18 Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Women's Advocate at High Court, Dies at 87, Bloomberg Tax

Sept. 18 Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Legacy Doesn't Start With the Supreme Court, Yahoo News

Sept. 18 Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Women's Advocate at High Court,Dies at 87, Bloomberg Environment

Sept. 18 Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Great Equalizer, The New Yorker

Sept. 19 High court loses leading advocate for equality, immigration, Politico

Sept. 19 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Changed the World, Slate

Sept. 19 Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87, CNBC

Sept. 20 Uzo Aduba Says 'Let's Change the World' While Accepting Emmy for 'Mrs. America', Entertainment Tonight

Sept. 20 The Best Limited Series of 2020, From Emmy Nominated Hits To The Biggest Snubs, Refinery 29

Sept. 21 A Republican president. A liberal justice. Their memorials show how united America really is., Washington Post

Sept. 21 Uzo Aduba Paid Tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg After Her Emmy Win for 'Mrs. America', Showbiz Cheat Sheet

Sept. 23 Amicus, More Perfect, and 7 More Podcasts Worth Trying, Vulture

Sept. 24 If the Republican Party is the party of Trump, what does it stand for?, Washington Post

Sept. 24 I Don't Know Where This Ends. But I Cannot Stop Panicking About November, New York Magazine

STATE NEWS

CALIFORNIA

Sept. 22 Councilmember McAustin: Pass ERA to Honor Justice Ginsburg, Pasadena Now

GEORGIA

Sept. 22 Readers Write, Atlanta Journal Constitution

INDIANA

Sept. 23 Birch Bayh's bid to end Electoral College recalled at IU McKinney lecture, Indiana Lawyer

IOWA

Sept. 20 Ginsburg had impact on Iowans from afar via letters, KCRG

Sept. 22 Year of the Woman: A legend in her own right, The Audubon County Advocate Journal

MAINE

Sept. 21 Ginsburg remembered, heralded at Augusta Vigil, The Bethel Citizen

MINNESOTA

Sept. 19 A rapper, an elevator, and a camel: the stories Ginsburg told, Minneapolis Star Tribune

Sept. 21 Voting cheat sheet: Get to know 20 people running for the Legislature in and around St. Cloud, St. Cloud Times

NEVADA

Sept. 21 Looking to Nevada's future, Reno Gazette-Journal

NEW YORK

Sept. 18 MANH Lawmakers on the Move, Sept. 18, 2020, New York County Politics

Sept. 21 Julie Suk's "We The Women: The Unstoppable Mothers Of The Equal Rights Amendment" and RBG, WAMC

Sept. 22 Famous feminists from NY, City & State

Sept. 23 I On Politics, Western Queens Gazette

Sept. 24 Gloria Steinem: Vote soon and aid others in voting, Times Herald-Record

OHIO

Sept. 18 Ginsburg told UT audience that sex discrimination was not subtle, Toledo Blade

Sept. 18 Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Second woman on Supreme Court had been nation's leading litigator for women's rights, Massillon Independent

Sept. 21 Constitution Week, Urbana Daily Citizen

OKLAHOMA

Sept. 23 Right Thinking: Justice Ginsburg merits prominent place in history, Journal Record

PENNSYLVANIA

Sept. 20 Cate Blanchett discusses eye-opening role of Phyllis Schlafly ahead of Emmys, WPVI-TV

Sept. 23 Notorious RBG: Protector of Freedom And Equality, Patch Philadelphia

Sept. 24 With Roe v. Wade in jeopardy, how Pa. can protect reproductive rights, The Philadelphia Inquirer

SOUTH CAROLINA

Sept. 20 Vigil held at SC Statehouse for Ruth Bader Ginsburg, WLTX

TENNESSEE

Sept. 19 A rapper, an elevator, and a camel: the stories Ginsburg told,  Fox 13 Memphis

TEXAS

Sept. 19 Trump's Supreme Court nominee list includes 3 Texans, Austin American-Statesman

Sept. 23 Virtual panel held to discuss suffrage, Black women's suffrage and voter suppression, The Baylor Lariat

VIRGINIA

Sept. 19 Northern Virginia lawmakers pay tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Inside NoVa

Sept. 19 Virginia female lawyers, lawmakers remember Ruth Bader Ginsburg, WKTR

Sept. 19 Local leaders react to the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, WCYB

Sept. 21 Remembering RBG, Virginia Business Magazine

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ERA in the News: SEPTEMBER 12-18, 2020

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NATIONAL

Sept. 11 Gloria Steinem Takes Questions From 25 Formidable Friends and Fans, Interview

Sept. 12 Chasten Buttigieg's new book is a frank discussion of grouwing up gay in middle America, LGBTQ Nation

Sept. 15 Where Do Your Candidates Stand on the Equal Rights Amendment? Here's Where to Find Out, Ms. Magazine

Sept. 17 Constitution Day- Time for ERA!, Ms. Magazine

Sept. 17 The Trump Administration Is Pushing To Make It Harder For Trans People To Seek Shelter, The Appeal

STATES NEWS

CALIFORNIA

Sept. 11 'I Am Woman' gives Helen Reddy another moment to sing in the sunshine, KJM Now

Sept. 17 Constitution Day 2020: The Unfinished Work of Suffrage, San Francisco State University

Sept. 17 Suffragists fought for all women, New Times

INDIANA

Sept. 15 Editorial Roundup, Journal Review

MICHIGAN

Sept. 14 Caitlin Taylor: Ways to honor suffrage leader's legacy, Monroe Evening News

NEVADA

Sept. 16 Attorneys General, including Nevada's Ford, sue over ERA, Nevada Appeal

NEW JERSEY

Sept. 14 Alice Paul Institute looking for new executive director, South Jersey Local News

Sept. 15 Stockton hosts legal scholar, author on Constitution Day, Press of Atlantic City

Sept. 15 SOUTH JERSEY NOW, Press of Atlantic City

NEW YORK

Sept. 11 RIT celebrates 100 years of women's right to vote with yearlong program, RIT University News Services

Sept. 18 Panel Discussion on The Equal Rights Amendment, Columbia Law School

NORTH CAROLINA

Sept. 15 The 2020 election in Buncombe County, AVL Today

OHIO

Sept. 11 'I Am Woman' biopic shows enduring power of singer's feminist roar, The Columbus Dispatch

UTAH

Sept. 11 Rep. Curtis answers Moabites, Moab Sun News

VIRGINIA

Sept. 12 Foy: Donald Trump doesn't understand service, a visit from the Vice President doesn't change that, Roanoke Times

Sept. 14 How Virginia Made Voting Easier and Fairer, American Prospect

Sept. 17 Jennifer Carroll Foy: It's Constitution Day; Let's Honor this Sacred Document by Upholding its Ideals, Blue Virginia

WISCONSIN

Sept. 12 Women's suffrage exhibit coming to Manitowoc Historical Society, Herald Times Reporter 

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ERA in the News: SEPTEMBER 5-11, 2020
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NATIONAL

Sept. 4 From the Vaults: The opposite of binge-watching, Washington Blade

Sept. 4 Julianne Moore and Alicia Vikander channel feminist icon Gloria Steinem in biopic The Glorias, Daily Mail

Sept. 7 Another underappreciated part of the USPS? It's exceptional design, Fast Company

Sept. 8 Alliance for Girls Investigates COVID's Impact on Diverse CA Girls, Philanthropy Women

Sept. 9 Gloria Steinem Is Nowhere Near Done With Being an Activist, The New York TImes  

Sept. 9 Exclusive: Director Unjoo Moon, Stars Tilda Cobham-Hervey & Danielle Macdonald Discuss 'I Am Woman,' The Knockturnal

Sept. 10 AFI Alum Unjoo Moon on Directing the New Helen Reddy Biopic I AM WOMAN, AFI.com

ILLINOIS

Sept. 7 Michelle Fadeley, Illinois House 37th District Democratic nominee profile, Chicago Sun-Times

KANSAS

Sept. 9 "Audacity: The March to Women's Rights," Kansas City Kansas Community College Art Gallery, KC Studio

KENTUCKY

Sept. 6 Book review: ' Reaganland', Bowling Green Daily News

MARYLAND

Sept. 9 11 female voices, from age 13 to 110, on why the vote matters, Baltimore Sun

MASSACHUSETTS

Sept. 8 Watertown Library, Historical Society Women's Suffrage Events, Patch Watertown

Sept. 10 Virtual lecture on 'Women's Rights after the 19th Amendment,' Community Advocate

Sept. 10 FILM REVIEW: Helen Reddy biopic purrs when it should roar, Milford Daily News 

MICHIGAN

Sept. 10 Helen Reddy biopic "I Am Woman" roars onto screens, The Oakland Press

NEBRASKA

Sept. 5 Today in history: Sept. 5, York News-Times

NEW JERSEY

Sept. 10 New Jersey NOW 2020 Virtual State Conference, InsiderNJ

NEW MEXICO

Sept. 5 Civil Rights advocate Frances Williams recalls fight for Equal Rights Amendment, Las Cruces Sun-News

NEW YORK

Sept. 5 Committee Honors Women's Rights Leader, Jamestown Post Journal

Sept. 8 A sign of the times: NOW organizing a Buffalo-area chapter, WBFO

Sept. 8 New Historical Marker Honors Local and National Suffrage Leader, WRFA Jamestown

OHIO

Sept. 5 Orchids and onions, Warren Tribune Chronicle

OKLAHOMA

Sept. 8 The home stretch: A perpetual tourist's last semester in Oklahoma, NonDoc

SOUTH CAROLINA

Sept. 7 Women gathered in North Charleston for 'The Million Women's March of South Carolina,' ABC News 4

TEXAS

Sept. 4 Andy Eads: Legacy of women elected leaders strong in Denton County, Denton Record Chronicle

VIRGINIA

Sept. 5 Video: Unhinged Ad by VA State Sen. Bryce Reeves, Blue Virginia

WASHINGTON

Sept. 10 Guns are protected; fight for what we need, GoSkagit.com

WISCONSIN

Sept. 6 Candidate Q7A: 5th Congressional District, Journal Times

OBITUARY

Sept. 10 Margaret Savage | 1936-2020, Journal of the San Juan Islands

Sept. 10 Nikki Warren Seeler (August 27, 1927-September 7th 2020), Lake Expo

Sept. 10 Obituary: Dian Patricia Kendrick, 1938-2019, Seven Days

OPPOSITION

Sept. 4 Opinion: How Conservative Evangelicals Got Where They  Are Politically, and What To Do, Reform Austin

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NATIONAL

Aug. 29 Margo Martindale talks getting into character for her Emmy-nominated Mrs. America role, EW

Sept. 2 Inside the Fall Issue of Ms., Ms. Magazine

Sept. 2 'The Glorias' Trailer Spotlights Gloria Steinem's Fight for Women's Rights, Yahoo

Sept. 3 2020 Is The Year Of The Woman Donor: Campaign Contributions Surge, NPR

Sept. 3 Constitutionalizing Equality: The Equal Rights Amendment as a Catalyst for Change, Council on Foreign Relations

Sept. 3 Equal Rights Amendment Can't Wait in Time of COVID, Philanthropy Women

STATE NEWS

 CALIFORNIA

Aug. 28 'We Have Come Far, But Not Far Enough': California Women Reflect on 100 Years of Voting, KQED

ILLINOIS

Sept. 3 'The Glorias' trailer spotlights Gloria Steinem's fight for women's rights, Chicago Tribune

IOWA

Sept. 4 Corbin: The trilogy of women's rights and the ongoing fight for them, NWest Iowa

KANSAS

Aug. 28 NOW is the time, Great Bend Tribune

MARYLAND

Aug. 28 UMD law school professor discusses her new book on the Nineteenth Amendment, Maryland Reporter

Aug. 30 Celebrating my suffragist grandmother and a century of the right to vote, Baltimore Sun

Aug. 31 UMD Law School Professor Discusses Her New Book, The Southern Maryland Chronicle

MASSACHUSETTS 

Aug. 28 Poll Power: Women's Suffrage Celebrates 100 Years, with Caveats, Jamaica Plain Gazette

Sept. 2 Westborough Public Library to hosty 19th Amendment lecture, Wicked Local Westborough

Sept. 2 Red. White and Blue Goes Purple, White and Gold to Celebrate Women's Suffrage, Charlestown Patriot Bridge

Sept. 4 Poll Power: Women's Suffrage Celebrates 100 Years, With Caveats, Mission Hill Gazette

MICHIGAN

Sept. 4 Meg Fedorowicz: What happened to the Equal Rights Amendment, The Daily Telegram

MINNESOTA

Sept. 1 LETTER: Let's pass the Equal Rights Amendment in Minnesota, ECM Publishers

Sept. 2 Edina celebrates women's suffrage, Sun Current

MISSISSIPPI

Aug. 31 GUEST VIEW: We have to learn to do the work of change, Meridian Star

MONTANA

Sept. 1 Elect champions for equal rights, The Missoulian

NEW YORK

Aug. 29 Up close and personal: SF student meets First Lady after drawing picked for suffrage exhibit, Finger Lakes Times

PENNSYLVANIA

Sept. 2 'Reaganland' explores how 'the Gipper' changed American politics, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

TENNESSEE

Aug. 28 Women of Influence: Shruit Sharma, Ingram Content Group, Nashville Business Journal

Aug. 29 From 'votes for women' sashes to pusshats, fashion makes political states, Knoxville News Sentinel

Sept. 1 Opinion | Roger K. Lyons: To what, as Americans, are we dedicated?, The Southern

TEXAS

Aug. 29 Let's give women's equal rights the anniversary present that it deserves, Herald Zeitung

Sept. 2 Guest column: A century of women's suffrage, Flower Mound Leader

VERMONT

Sept. 2 What women bring to the table, The Commons

VIRGINIA

Aug. 29 Heidi Sieck, Co-Founder/CEO of #VoteProChoice: Jennifer Carroll Foy is the best choice, Blue Virginia

Sept. 1 Legal scholar and author discusses Women's Equality Day, WJLA

WASHINGTON

Aug. 28 Women's vote: Enact the ERA to finish the job, Seattle Times

WYOMING

Aug. 30 Jenkins: A hundred years later, the fight continues, Casper Star-Tribune Online

OPPOSITION

Sept. 1 Drive to adopt Equal Rights Amendment tainted by backers' pro-abortion stance, Cleveland.com

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NATIONAL

Aug. 21 Cate Blanchett and the 'Mrs. America' Team on Building a Bridge of Empathy, IndieWire

Aug. 24 Suffragists Knew Voting Was Only the First Step to Equality. The ERA Could Finish the Job, Ms. Magazine

Aug. 25 How Phyllis Schlafly kneecapped feminists to kill the Equal Rights Amendment, Grunt Stuff

Aug. 25 Women's (In)Equality Day: Don't Celebrate, Take Action, RVA Mag

Aug. 26 Trail-blazing women look ahead 100 years, CNN

Aug. 26 The evangelical left once hada  home in the GOP. What happened?, Washington Post

Aug. 26 In the Lead: The Honorable Barbara Hackman Franklin on the 19th Amendment Centennial, International Women's Forum

Aug. 28 How Reagan captured the presidency, and the right captured politics, Washington Post

STATE NEWS

ALABAMA

Aug. 23 ELAINE HARRIS SPEARMAN: Women need to take their rightful place, Gadsden Times

ARIZONA

Aug. 22 Letter: Equal Rights Amendment, Arizona Daily Star

Aug. 27 Remember women's rights on Election Day, Payson Roundup
ARKANSAS

Aug. 25 Advocates plan birthday gift for the 19th Amendment; The ERA, Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

CALIFORNIA

Aug. 23 Close to Home: Sonoma County's first woman voter, Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Aug. 25 Aileen Hernandez, Gloria Steinem and the ERA, San Francisco Chronicle

Aug. 26 Op-Ed: Women won the vote but not the suffragists' larger goal, Los Angeles Times

COLORADO

Aug. 22 Pueblo drive-by parade celebrates 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment, Pueblo Chieftain

CONNECTICUT

Aug. 21 Jacqueline Smith: Week of the women -- but don't hold your breath, CT Insider

DELAWARE 

Aug. 26 Delaware marks 100th anniversary of women's right to vote on Women's Equality Day, WDEL 101.7

FLORIDA

Aug. 23 Alice Paul energized the suffragette movement, Citrus County Chronicle

Aug. 25 Do Democrats have a candidate in Margaret Good who can finally defeat Vern Buchanan, Florida Politics

GEORGIA

Aug. 21 Celebrating the 19th Amendment, women fight for rights in Athens, Red and Black

Aug. 27 NCNW celebrating Women's Equality Day, Atlanta Daily World

ILLINOIS

Aug. 23 Dr. Julie Suk on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, WGN Radio

Aug. 23 2020 Tinker Harvey Leadership Award, Naperville Community Television

Aug. 25 'We Can't Fall Asleep At The Wheel,' Says Stephanie Kifowit On Representation In Government, WBEZ

KENTUCKY

Aug. 25 It's time for the Trump administration to drop fight against the Equal Rights Amendment, Courier Journal

MASSACHUSETTS 

Aug. 21 'Susan B. Anthony must decline your offer,' Suffragist museum rejects pardon from President Trump, Mass Live

Aug. 26 'We stand on their shoulders': Marlborough marks 100th anniversary of women's suffrage, MetroWest Daily News

MINNESOTA

Aug. 21 Why hasn't Minnesota passed the Equal Rights Amendment?, Minneapolis Star Tribune

Aug. 24 Our View; Voting rights more important than ever, The Free Press

MISSOURI

Aug. 21 Days Gone By: The end of the old swimming hole, Chillicothe Constitution Tribune

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Aug. 22 Key moments in the history of equal rights for women, The Union Leader

Aug. 22 Battle lines still drawn on ERA, The Union Leader

NEW JERSEY

Aug. 24 BAR REPORT- NJSBA program celebrates 19th Amendment, Law.com 

Aug. 25 1976; Marches for the Equal Rights Amendment, South Jersey Local News

Aug. 26 Stockton programs highlight women's fight for equal rights, Press of Atlantic City

Aug. 27 The Equal Rights Amendment is still a work in progress, KYW Newsradio

NEW MEXICO

Aug. 24 New Mexico and The Vote Ep 4-- 100 Years After Ratification, KUNM

Aug. 26 'Finish The Fight' Paints A Different Picture Of Women Who Pushed For A Vote, KRWG

NEW YORK

Aug. 24 Connections; Discussing voting and equal rights 100 years after the passage of the 19th Amendment, WXXI News

Aug. 27 On Women's Equality Day, One Group Asks, 'Where's the Equality?', Spectrum News NY1

Aug. 28 JACKIE DAVIS: 100 years of 'votes for women', Lockport Union-Sun & Journal

NORTH CAROLINA

Aug. 22 Engage 2020, Carolina Room are resources for women's suffrage, South Charlotte Weekly

Aug. 23 Virtually back at the DNC, Shelby Star

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OHIO

Aug. 24 Attorney General Rauol files briefs in lawsuit to ensure equal rights amendment, Canton Daily Ledger

OKLAHOMA

Aug. 21 Ginnie Graham: A century after women's suffrage, more than half of US women don't vote, Tulsa World

PENNSYLVANIA

Aug. 23 On the Silent Sentinels, the marches and the ERA, Lancaster Online

SOUTH CAROLINA

Aug. 27 100 years of suffrage: From ERA to new millennium, U of SC

TENNESSEE

Aug. 26 Vanderbilt alumnus' persistence helped propel 19th Amendment ratification, Vanderbilt University News

Aug. 27 From suffragists to coders: How the Girl Scouts continues to empower young women, Knoxville News Sentinel

TEXAS

Aug. 25 League of Women Voters to celebrate centennial, The Kerville Daily Times

UTAH

Aug. 26 Charlotte Maloney; Time to hold elected officials responsible for equal rights, Salt Lake Tribune

VIRGINIA

Aug. 23 Books & Talks Calendar (Aug. 23), Roanoke Times

Aug. 23 The very busy life of Suhas: Del. Subramanyam reflects on first session, public health efforts, and family life, Loudoun Times-Mirror

Aug. 25 Letter to the Editor, Aug. 25, Richmond.com

Aug. 26 COMMENTARY: The quest for suffrage in Virginia, Star Exponent  

Aug. 27 Del. Ken Plum: Women's Equality Day, Reston Now  

Aug. 28 Opinion: Commentary: Honoring Women in 2020 on the Centennial of the Adoption of the 19th Amendment, Virginia Connection Newspapers

WASHINGTON

Aug. 26 Honor 100 years of 19th Amendment with your vote, HeraldNet

WISCONSIN

Aug. 22 Celebrating suffrage 100--no, 150!-- years later, Laramie Boomerang

OPPOSITION

Aug. 26 Is the Equal Rights Amendment Worth the Risk?, New Ideal

Aug. 26 Here's what was missing in the ERA article -- abortion, Arizona Capitol Times

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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.

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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

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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

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NATIONAL

July 31 How Women's Suffrage Changed America Far Beyond the Ballot Box, Wall Street Journal

July 31 You've Seen 'Mrs. America' --Now Hear the Real Story, Law.com

July 31 How White Nationalists Weaponize Motherhood, The Cut

Aug. 4 The spread of COVID-19 in the South shows the risks of anti-intellectualism, Washington Post

Aug. 7 Can a Latina Girl Dream of Being President of the United States?, The New York Times

STATES

ARIZONA

Aug. 5 Q&A: Janice Friebaum talks history, suffrage, and the importance of voting, Jewish News of Greater Phoenix

CALIFORNIA

Aug. 5 Liberal policies, like California's, keep blue-state residents living longer, study finds, The Mercury News

Aug. 5 Do peaceful protests do any good? How about the more violent ones?, Palo Alto Online

FLORIDA

Aug. 1 How limited series actress became TV's fiercest Emmy category, Sun Port Charlotte

GEORGIA

Aug. 2 OPINION, Megan Botel: Women's suffrage history undercut no longer, Savannah Morning News

IOWA

Aug. 5 Corbin: Fight for women's rights is hard won and not done, Mason City Globe Gazette

MASSACHUSETTS 

Aug. 6 Equal Rights Amendment Lawsuit Thrown Out by US Judge in Boston, Bloomberg Law

Aug. 8 Mass. ERA ratification lawsuit dismissed, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

MICHIGAN

Aug. 6 Jacques: Biden's 'women agenda' falls flat, The Detroit News

MONTANA

Aug. 4 Passage of Equal Rights Amendment long overdue, fThe Bozeman Daily Chronicle

NEW JERSEY

Aug. 2 Will Republican women, men stand against misogyny?, NJ.com

NEW MEXICO

July 31 Academy for Learning in Retirement schedules fall series online, Las Cruces Bulletin

NORTH DAKOTA

Aug. 5 Mike Jacobs: A growing split in the state's dominant party, Inforum

PENNSYLVANIA

July 31 How to watch the most talked about 2020 Emmy-nominated shows, Philly Voice

Aug. 3 Alice Paul, WHYY

SOUTH CAROLINA

Aug. 4 SC State Museum celebrates 100th anniversary of 19th Amendment with exhibit, ABC News 4

Aug. 4 Letters to the Editor: Seniors in nursing homes need visitors even during pandemic, Charleston Post Courier

Aug. 6 100 years of suffrage, U of SC 

VIRGINIA

Aug. 5 Running for governor: Jennifer McClellan wants to hear your perspective, C-Ville Weekly

OPPOSITION

July 31 Joe Biden's Costly, Radical Race and Gender Agenda, National Review

Aug. 1 Mrs America's 'catfight theory' is denounced for trivialising women, The Times

Aug. 7 The Week, National Review

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INTERNATIONAL

July 24 LETTER: Ameliorating the blight of racism, Chilliwack Progress

July 25 Mrs. America: Come for the Politics, Stay for the Costumes, MSN UK

July 27 Emmy Nominations 2020 Predictions, International Business Times

NATIONAL

July 25 Jesus and John Wayne exposes militant masculinity in the age of Trump, Baptist News Global

July 25 For All Mankind introduces its own space force in first season 2 teaser, The A.V. Club

July 26 Feminist Activist Bella Abzug Paved the Way for Women Politicians, Teen Vogue

July 26 Why it is time to change our profession for the better, Vet Candy

July 26 Rebecca Seawright Was Walking to Re-Election. Now She's Fighting to Get on the Ballot, Wall Street Journal

July 26 Renewable Roundup: Whatever it is, it's time, Red, Green, and Blu

July 28 Sen. Mike Lee attacks NCAA President for supporting trans athletes, Outsports

July 28 With His 'Women's Agenda,' Joe Biden Acknowledges That Most Issues Are in Fact Women's Issues, Glamour

July 28 Crime and Mystery Authors Fight Voter Suppression, Benzinga

July 28 Mrs America's Uzo Aduba: 'It's Worth Examining the Shortcomings of our Feminist Heroes', TechToday19

July 28What the 'Wall Of Moms' Protests Say About Motherhood, Race In America, NPR

July 30 'Where are the women?': The centennial of the 19th Amendment and rewriting women's history, USA Today

July 30 Dadding Through The Revolution, The Good Men  

July 31 Amara J. Brady, Julie Pinero, and Azza Fatima Invite You Into Their Artistic Process,  Playbill

STATE NEWS

ALABAMA

July 29 Television's fiercest category, Opelika Auburn News

CALIFORNIA

July 24 Director Amma Asante Discusses Hulu Series "Mrs. America", PBS SoCal

July 28 Emmys 2020, Los Angeles Times

July 29 Emmys 2020: How the women of 'Mrs America' celebrated their nominations, Los Angeles Times  

July 30 Steinem and Smeal: Why "Mrs. America" is bad for American women, Los Angeles Times

IOWA

July 26 Letter: McCombie's record, Quad City Times

July 30 LETTER: Support Equal Rights Amendment, Sioux City Journal

MAINE

July 26 Maine Suffrage Centennial: Women's fight for equal rights continues today, Press Herald

July 31 Magnan for Maine House, The Ellsworth American

MASSACHUSETTS 

July 30 A century later, the women's suffrage movement offers a timely lesson on how to win through escalation, Waging Nonviolence

MICHIGAN

July 28 11 surprise Emmy nominees could steal the awards show, Detroit Free Press

MINNESOTA

July 28 Mrs. America Merges Historical Spectacle with Intimate Drama, Twin Cities Geek

July 29 House candidate pledges to be a leader, Monticello Times

MONTANA

July 29 A history of the Equal Rights Amendment, Helena Independent Record

NEW JERSEY

July 27 COMMENTARY: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the female political voice, New Jersey Hills

PENNSYLVANIA

July 29 Emmys 2020: Netflix scores record 160 nominations, The Times Herald

SOUTH DAKOTA

July 24 30 years of Americans with Disabilities Act, Brookings Register

TENNESSEE

July 29 'Watchmen,' HBO's dystopian epic, leads pack of nominees for 72nd Emmy Awards, WRCB-TV

VIRGINIA

July 28 Exhibit to celebrate roles women in Amherst have played for past century, Lynchburg News and Advance

June 28 Opinion: Ambition to serve should be honored in everyone, not just men, Inside NoVa

July 31 Fairfax supervisors salute suffrage, but not without a brief tussle, Inside NoVa

WISCONSIN

July 28 Menomonie celebrates 100th anniversary of women's suffrage, Chippewa Herald

July 30 Events to be held celebrating 100 years of the 19th Amendment, Chippewa Herald

OPPOSITION

July 24 Mrs America and the myth of the American left, TheArticle

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INTERNATIONAL

July 17 'She was able to spell out the homemakers' big fear... that their world, their lives, were going to be...', Belfast Telegraph

July 17 Is Mrs America based on a true story? Real life events that inspired new BBC series, Mirror

July 18 Mrs America: The key players portrayed in the BBC drama about Women's Liberation, The Independent

July 18 How the first black woman to run for US presidency Shirley Chisholm declared, Daily Mail

July 22 Trans activists risk falling for misogyny, Spectator

NATIONAL

July 17 Weekend Reading: Post-COVID, What Kind of World Do We Want for Women?, Ms. Magazine

July 20 The right is dominating Facebook engagement on content about trans issues, Media Matters for America

July 23 ERA Ratification Suits Draw Wide Support and Pointed Opposition, Bloomberg Law

July 23 Is Hollywood Too Soft on Conservative Women?, Vanity Fair

July 24 The women who asked 'why not?', Jewish Chronicle

NATIONAL

ALASKA

July 18 League of Women Voters urges adoption of Equal Rights Amendment, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

CONNECTICUT

July 22 Votes for Women Ridgefield Partner Programs for August and September, Hamlet Hub

DELAWARE 

July 22 Building Bridges: Women's March in Sussex going strong, Delaware State News

FLORIDA

July 20 Federal lawsuit over Equal Rights Amendment draws new allies and foes, Florida Phoenix

ILLINOIS

July 21 'In a perfectly just republic,' Bella Abzug--born a century ago-- would have been president, The Edwardsville Intelligencer

MICHIGAN

July 21 Chippewa Valley Celebrates 100 Years of Women's Suffrage, Volume One

NEW YORK

July 20 Seneca Falls celebrates historic moments in the fight for women's rights, WXXI News

July 20 Katrina's Dream Founder to Make Pilgrimage Calling on Congress to Remove ERA Deadline, PR Newswire

July 24 Bella Abzug, now more than ever: Build a statue in her honor, New York Daily News

PENNSYLVANIA 

July 21 There's Work To Be Done On Gender Equality, Study Finds, The Pennsylvania Capital-Star

July 23 From a NJ madman to Congress and Fox News, America needs a reckoning on hate toward women, The Philadelphia Inquirer

SOUTH CAROLINA

July 19 Hilton Head Mayor John McCann wrong on police protection, Hilton Head Island Packet

July 20 Letters to the Editor: Private schools offer alternative to failing public schools, Charleston Post Courier

July 23 Suffrage sisters-Remembering the pioneers who helped push for women's voting rights, Charleston Post Courier

TEXAS

July 20 Voting Third Party is the Political Equivalent of Sending Thoughts and Prayers, Houston Press

July 24 What are political parties' platforms-and do they matter?, Beaumont Enterprise

VIRGINIA

July 18 BREAKING: Virginia Republicans Nominate Far-Right Extremist Nick Freitas in VA-7, Blue Virginia

WISCONSIN

July 17 A woman's place, Isthmus

OPPOSITION

July 18 Ginsburg Says She Can Still Do Supreme Court Job Despite Cancer Recurrence, The New American

July 22 How Mrs America's son is flying the conservative flag--and fighting Wikipedia's 'liberal lies', Telegraph 

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VIDEO TOURS HIGHLIGHT ERA

The Alice Paul Institute has released three new installments of their video tour series of Paulsdale, Alice Paul's childhood home in New Jersey. As the author of the Equal Rights Amendment and a key figure in the ratification of the 19th Amendment, Alice Paul's legacy as a lifelong equal rights activist is the focus of these short video tours. Here are three tour installments that highlight the Equal Rights Amendment.


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INTERNATIONAL

July 3 In an era of culture wars, Mrs. America couldn't be more timely, iNews

July 3 Cate Blanchett takes on feminism as Phyllis Schlafly in Mrs. America, Financial Times

July 5 Summer 2020 culture highlights: the biggest releases this season, MSN UK  

July 6 How Cate Blanchett related to her right-wing character in Mrs. America, News.com.au

July 8 Mrs. America: Cate Blanchett's BBC drama is all about the IRL "villain" who inspired Serena Joy, Stylist Magazine

July 8 Who was Shirley Chisholm? The inspiring true story of the first Black woman to run for a Presidential nomination, ES Insider 

July 9 Fans all saying the same thing about new drama Mrs. America, HELLO!

July 9 Mrs. America: Cate Blanchett and Rose Byrne light up the screen, Irish Times

NATIONAL

July 7 What Made Lucretia Mott One of the Fiercest Opponents of Slavery and Sexism, Smithsonian

July 7 1 in 4 men think women's equality has come at their expense, Fortune

July 7 Listen: Uzo Aduba on Playing Political Pioneer Shirley Chisholm in "Mrs. America", Variety

July 8 10 Fierce Facts About Bella Abzug, Mental Floss

July 9 The Supreme Court Birth Control Decision Is Really About Reproductive Control, Teen Vogue

STATES

ALASKA

July 4 It's time to enact the Equal Rights Amendment, Anchorage Daily News

COLORADO

July 7 Tuesday letters: Truth in US history, living with coronavirus, and all lives matter, Glenwood Springs Post Independent

July 8 We need to teach the truth of US history, Aspen Times

CONNECTICUT

July 4 Sexy Socialism, The Yale Politic

July 9 Youth is not falling for Trump's appeal to white America, The CT Mirror

GEORGIA

July 4 ARMSTRONG-REINER: The work of patriotism goes on, Rockdale Newton-Citizen

July 8 OPINION, Editorial: Jimmy, Rosalyn Carter remain iconic Georgia couple, Savannah Morning News

IDAHO

July 9 Governor Steve Bullock files amicus brief in support lawsuit seeking to adopt Equal Rights Amendment, KHQ Right Now

ILLINOIS

July 4 Alice Paul and the 1913 Women's Suffrage Procession, Freeport Journal-Standard

July 6 Raoul asks federal judge to force recognition of Equal Rights Amendments ratification, Daily News

IOWA

July 7 Guest Column: It's time for Congress to pass ERA, Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier

July 7 Commentary: Here's why we need the Equal Rights Amendment, Mason City Globe Gazette

July 7 Letter: when exactly will women count?, Muscatine Journal

July 8 Smithsonian exhibit launches Midwest tour of 'Voices and Votes: Democracy in America', The Gazette

July 9 GUEST OPINION: Equal Rights Amendment-it's about time, Cedar Valley Daily Times

KANSAS

July 4 Gov. Kelly fights for Equal Rights Amendment to be 28th Constitutional Amendment, WIBW

MAINE

July 10 Report highlights challenges facing Maine women, WMTW Portland

MASSACHUSETTS 

July 3 What's up with the Equal Rights Amendment?, The Recorder

July 7 Five things you need to know today, and what to put on your watchlist right now, Boston Business Journal

MICHIGAN

July 7 Attorney General files brief in Equal Rights Amendment case, WILX-TV

July 7 Nessel files brief in women's rights case, pays homage to Griffiths, the 'mother of the ERA', Michigan Advance

July 8 Column: A move toward equality, The Morning Sun

MINNESOTA

July 9 Iowa organizations seeking passage of Equal Rights Amendment, SouthernMinn.com

MONTANA

July 3 Hope on the Fourth: Nation, Montana have survived, risen from worse, The Bozeman Daily Chronicle

July 9 Amicus Br. of Gov. of Montana in Supp. of Ps, KHQ Right Now

NEW YORK

July 3 'The Vote' observes 100 years of suffrage, Times Herald-Record

July 9 Celebrating 100 Years of Women's Right to Vote, Rockland County Times

OHIO

July 7 Oberlin Council takes a stance on the ERA, declares racism a health crisis, Chronicle Telegram

TEXAS

July 5 Tune in Tonight for July 6, Waco Tribune-Herald

UTAH

July 4 New podcast tells Utah women's stories from past, present, Salt Lake Tribune

WASHINGTON

July 5 Pondering meaning of symbols to each of us, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin

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50+ WOMEN'S AND SOCIAL JUSTICE ORGANIZATIONS SIGN AMICUS BRIEF IN LAWSUIT TO RATIFY THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT

On July 1, 2020, the Chicago law firm Winston & Strawn filed the Women's Movement amicus brief in support of the the lawsuit brought against the U.S. Archivist by the Attorneys General of Illinois, Nevada, and Virginia in support of the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. The brief asks the court to hold that the original time limit cannot stop the ERA's ratification now that it has met the requirements for amendment to the United States Constitution.

With the strong leadership of Linda Coberly, the firm's Managing Partner Chair of the Appellate and Critical Motions Practice, the amicus brief was filed on behalf of the ERA Coalition, of which Coberly also serves as Chair of the coalition’s Legal Task Force. Coberly's dedication resulted in the signing of the brief by 52 women's and social justice organizations. A full list of the organizations is below.

“Winston & Strawn is thrilled to be presenting a brief on behalf of such a diverse and powerful group of organizations that fight for equality every day,” said Coberly in a press release from the firm. “Winston has been a proud advocate of the ERA for several years, beginning with the successful effort for ratification in Illinois. We’ve since been honored to support the national movement, and we are committed to leveraging our resources through to final adoption.”

Filed in late January 2020, the AG's lawsuit is intended to legally compel U.S. Archivist David Ferriero to publish Virginia's ratification of the ERA earlier that month. That same month, just days after Virginia's historic vote to become the 38th, and final necessary state, to ratify the ERA. Just days later, the House of Representatives voted to pass H.J. RES 79 which officially removed the time limit stated in the ERA's preamble. The U.S. Senate has yet to hold hearings or hold a floor vote for SJ RES 6, which is seen by legal scholars as the final barrier to the ERA's addition to the U.S. Constitution.

We will continue to monitor developments of the lawsuit and report developments as they emerge.

READ THE BRIEF

Full list of co-signers of the Women’s Movement Amicus Brief: 

Alice Paul Institute (API)

American Association of University Women (AAUW)

Association of Flight Attendants-CWA (AFA-CWA)

Arizona NOW

Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR)

Dolores Huerta Foundation

Domestic Violence Legal Empowerment and Appeals Project (DV LEAP)

Downtown Women for Change

Equal Rights Amendment North Carolina Alliance (ERA-NC Alliance)

Equality Utah

ERA Coalition

ERA Minnesota

ERA Task Force AZ

Feminist Majority Foundation

Fund for Women’s Equality (FFWE)

Gender Justice

General Federation of Women’s Clubs (GFWC)

Hadassah, the Women’s Zionist Organization of America, Inc.

Justice Revival

League of Women Voters of the United States

Legal Momentum

Michigan Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs, Inc.

Michigan ERAmerica

Mormons for ERA

National Alliance to End Sexual Violence (NAESV)

National Association of Commissions for Women (NACW)

National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

National Association of Women Lawyers (NAWL)

National Congress of Black Women, Inc.

National Council of Jewish Women, Inc.

National Federation of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs

National Immigrant Women’s Advocacy Project, Inc. (NIWAP)

National Organization for Women (NOW)

National Women’s Political Caucus (NWPC)

National Women’s Political Caucus Foundation

Oklahoma Women’s Coalition

Project 28 MO

Rethinking Eve LLC

Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN)

Sisters of Loretto - Loretto Community

Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet Area

TIME’S UP Foundation

Union Theological Seminary in the City of New York

United 4 Equality, LLC

Utah ERA Coalition

Voto Latino

Women’s Equality Coalition

Women’s Health and Reproductive Rights

Women’s Law Project (WLP)

Women Lawyers on Guard Inc. (WLG)

Women’s Media Center

YWCA USA


UPDATES ON S.J. RES 6 IN THE U.S. SENATE

We continue to monitor the number co-sponsors on the Senate bill to remove the original time limit on the Equal Rights Amendment.

Co-Sponsors = 48

(same last week)

View the full resolution HERE.

See the "CALL TO ACTION" section to see how you can join the letter-writing campaign to U.S. Senators, urging them to sign on in support.


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INTERNATIONAL

June 28 Mrs. America TV Review, Perth Now

 

NATIONAL

June 28 Bridesmaids star Rose Byrne on her double helping of political movies, BBC News

June 28 Kind Lights Up New York Skyline to Commemorate Pride's 50th Anniversary, Ad Week

June 29 The Supreme Court Delivered a Surprise Win on Abortion Rights. Here's Why It's Not Enough, TIME

June 29 Paul, Weiss Advises on Amicus Brief in Support of Equal Rights Amendment, Paul & Weiss

June 30 Why Apple, Google, and 91 other companies are now voicing support for the Equal Rights Amendment, Fortune

June 30 BAM Joins Corporate Coalition Urging Certification of Equal Rights Amendment, Business Wire 

June 30 How Women in Big Law are Stepping Into the Court Fight Over the Equal Rights Amendment, Law.com

July 1 Dear Supreme Court: Shouldn't the ERA Be Next?, Women's eNews

July 1 It's time to focus on the state of healthcare for Black women, Fortune

July 2 How the Cast of Mrs. America Compares to the Real People, Refinery 29

July 3 Large businesses have come out in support of the ERA--including some with sexist histories, Quartz

July 3 Can the 'Spirit of 1776' heal our nation in 2020?, The Hill

 

STATES

CONNECTICUT

July 2 NY and CT attorneys general push for Equal Rights Amendment ratification, Westfair Online

 

FLORIDA

June 30 Conference of Mayors joins fight to implement Equal Rights Amendment, Florida Phoenix 

 

GEORGIA

July 1 Winston & Strawn Files Amicus Brief to Support Adoption of Equal Rights Amendment, Cherokee Tribune Ledger News

 

ILLINOIS

June 29 Raoul Files Brief to Add ERA As 28th Amendment, WLDS-WEAI

July 1 Rauol asks federal judge to force recognition of Equal Rights Amendment's ratification, Bureau County Republican

*This article appeared in several Illinois publications after July 1

 

KANSAS

June 30 Equal Rights Amendment Update, Fort Scott Biz

 

MARYLAND

July 3 Virtual Chautauqua, Class Registration Workshops and Transfer Thursday, The Southern Maryland Chronicle

 

MASSACHUSETTS

July 1 Mass. case one of two seeking ratification of Equal Rights Amendment, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

 

MONTANA

June 28 Pandemic accents need for Equal Rights Amendment, Bozeman Daily Chronicle

July 2 Equal Rights Amendment Is Almost Law, Char-Koosta News

 

NEVADA

June 29 Datebook, Elko Daily Free Press

 

NEW YORK

June 27 Monument of women's rights pioneers coming to Central Park this summer, New York Post

June 28 Gay in Trumpland, City & State

June 30 Attorney General James Leads Coalition Fighting for Recognition of Equal Rights Amendment, EIN News

July 1 AG James joins amicus brief supporting passage of Equal Rights Amendment, Brooklyn Daily Eagly

 

NORTH CAROLINA

July 2 Opinion, New Bern Sun Journal

 

OHIO

June 29 Today in History, Logan Daily News

 

PENNSYLVANIA

June 29 Two for the price of one: Pair of proposed amendments to state constitution head to Pa. house, PA Post

June 30 Working Together Beyond the Vote, County Lines Magazine

 

VIRGINIA

June 29 Virginia House Democrats Prioritize Virginia's Clean Energy Future, Blue Virginia

June 29 AG Mark Herring Continues to Fight to Recognize ERA as Part of US Constitution, Blue Virginia

June 29 Herring files legal brief in state fight with Trump over ERA, Augusta Free Press

July 3 Letters to the editor for July 3, 2020, Lynchburg News and Advance

 

OPPOSITION

June 29 The "Women's Vote" Never Existed, The New Republic


SJ RES 6 TO REMOVE THE TIME LIMIT

The Alice Paul Institute is working to amplify the ERA Coalition's efforts to advance S.J. Res 6 in the U.S. Senate. This bill will remove the time line assigned to the Equal Rights Amendment in 1972. We urgently encourage constituents to contact their Senator, with a special focus on the senators listed below, to request their support for the bill.


To see if your Senator has signed on as a co-sponsor, click HERE .

Note: This list was updated 4/29/2020.

The  ERA Coalition  is asking for our support to increase pressure on U.S. Senators to advance  SJ Res 6  , the legislation that will remove the original deadline from the ERA. Introduced by Sen. Ben Cardin (MD), more co-sponsors are needed to advance the bill.

The following Senators have been selected for focused attention. If you are in these states, please call and email the office contacts (info below). Please also share with your friends, family, and colleagues who live in these states so they can join you in advocating their Senators to sign onto the bill as co-sponsors.

ALASKA:

Sen. Dan Sulllivan (R)

(202) 224-3004

David Pigue

david_pigue@sullivan.senate.gov

ARIZONA:

Sen. Martha McSally (R)

(202) 224-2235

Pace McMullan

pace_mcmullan@mcsally.senate.gov

COLORADO:

Sen. Cory Gardner (R)

(202) 224-5941

Brian Wanamaker

brian_wanamaker@gardner.senate.gov

IOWA:

Sen. Joni Ernst (R)

(202) 224-3254

Grace Galvin

grace_galvin@ernst.senate.gov

Sen. Chuck Grassley (R)

(202) 224-3744

Evelyn Fortier

evelyn_fortier@judiciary-rep.senate.gov

NORTH CAROLINA:

Sen. Richard Burr (R)

(202) 224-3154

Ann Woods Hawks

ann_hawks@burr.senate.gov

Sen. Thom Tillis (R)

(202) 224-6342

Brad Watts

brad_watts@tillis.senate.gov

OHIO:

Sen. Rob Portman (R)

(202) 224-4254

Megan Harrington 

megan_harrington@portman.senate.gov

PENNSYLVANIA:

Sen. Pat Toomey (R)

(202) 224-3354

Kerry Hunt

kerry_hunt@toomey.senate.gov

UTAH:

Sen. Mitt Romney (R)

(202) 224-5251

Chris Barkley

chris_barkley@romney.senate.gov

WEST VIRGINIA:

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R)

(202) 224-6472

Adam Tomlinson adam_tomlinson@capito.senate.gov

The ERA Coalition has crafted a sample script (below) for you to use when you write or email your U.S. Senators. Please edit/adapt at you wish.

Dear Senator _____________,

Thank you for your work to ensure the health and safety of all Americans during this health crisis and your particular attention paid to the economy and workers in our country. As you return to attending to many issues of importance, along with continued efforts with the Coronavirus pandemic, we ask that you remember the equal rights of women in our country. 

As a [member of INSERT ORG and/or resident and voter in INSERT STATE], I am writing to urge you to co-sponsor and support SJ Res 6, the bill to remove the deadline from the 1972 Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The bipartisan bill was introduced by co-lead sponsors Senator Ben Cardin (MD) and Senator Lisa Murkowski (AK). The House companion bill, HJ Res 79, was passed with bipartisan support on February 13, 2020. It is now up to the Senate to be on the right side of history, as we celebrate the centennial of women’s suffrage.

Polling conducted by the ERA Coalition shows that equality is something we can all agree on. Their research found that 94% of respondents would support an amendment to the Constitution to guarantee equality for women and men, including 99% of millennials! Near-universal support crosses party lines, reaffirming the bipartisan history of the ERA.

Drafted by Alice Paul, the ERA was first introduced nearly 100 years ago in 1923. The ERA was passed through both houses of Congress in 1972, but fell just three states short of ratification when the time limit expired in 1982. However, with renewed momentum, Nevada became the 36th state to ratify in 2017 and Illinois quickly followed to become the 37th in 2018. In January 2020, Virginia became the 38th, reaching the threshold set by Article V of the Constitution, which provides that an amendment is effective when ratified by three-quarters of the states. It is past time for the U.S. Constitution to explicitly protect women from discrimination, and Congress has the opportunity to remove any ambiguity surrounding the ERA’s ratification.

I hope that you, Senator [INSERT LAST NAME] will join the bipartisan group of 48 Senators, including Senators Cardin, Murkowski, Collins and King who have cosponsored this legislation. Your support will put us closer to a mark-up and vote on SJ Res 6 and affirm your dedication to promoting an equal future for the women and girls of this country. To sign on or request more information, please contact Juan Urcia in Senator Cardin’s office, Juan_Urcia@cardin.senate.gov, or Garrett Boyle in Senator Murkowski’s office, Garrett_Boyle@murkowski.senate.gov.

Thank you for your consideration.

Sincerely,

[insert your name]

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HISTORIC SUPREME COURT DECISION ON SEX DISCRIMINATION

This past Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court made a historic ruling in their decision for Bostock v. Clayton County , citing that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects gay, lesbian, and transgender employees from discrimination based upon their sex. In the 6-3 ruling, for which Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote the 33-page majority opinion, the court declared employment discrimination based on sex illegal.

"It is impossible to discriminate against a person for being homosexual or transgender without discriminating ... based on sex," Gorsuch wrote.

This landmark ruling is a significant advancement in securing federally protected legal equality for GLBTQIA+ citizens. Gorsuch was joined by Chief Justice John Roberts in his opinion. You can read their opinions, and those of dissenting Justices Samuel Alito and Brett Kavanaugh, HERE.

And, click HERE to download the " Equality Is A Human Right " social media square above!


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ERA & WOMEN OF COLOR: VIRTUAL TOWN HALL

This past Thursday, the ERA Coalition hosted another phenomenal virtual town hall event. This week's event examined the impact of the Equal Rights Amendment on the lives of women and girls of color.

Moderator Carol Jenkins, co-President and CEO of the ERA Coalition/Fund for Women’s Equality, began the event with the image at left to highlight the leadership by women of color in the nearly 100-year fight for the Equal Rights Amendment.

The robust conversation spoke directly to the current social justice protests happening across the country due to police brutality, and offered insight and opportunity on how each of us whom believe in "Equality for All" can contribute to the movement to end systemic racism.

The dynamic panel included:

  • Delegate Jennifer Carroll-Foy - Representative in Virginia's state legislature

  • Jamia Wilson - Executive Director and publisher of the Feminist Press

  • Soraya Chemaly - author of Rage Becomes Her: The Power of Women’s Anger

  • Ilyasah Shabazz - educator, activist, motivational speaker, and author of four award-winning publications

  • Ashley Sawye - Director of Policy and Government Relations at Girls for Gender Equity

  • S. Mona Sinha - Co-founder of Raising Change, and ERA Coalition Board Member

Definitely make time to watch and share the recording of this powerful and engaging conversation.


UPDATES ON S.J. RES 6 IN THE U.S. SENATE

We continue to monitor the number co-sponsors on the Senate bill to remove the original time limit on the Equal Rights Amendment.

Co-Sponsors = 48

(same last week)

View the full resolution HERE .


INTERNATIONAL

June 13 Are the times a-changin' once again?, Philippine Star

NATIONAL

June 12 The ERA and the Dynamic of Deafness, The American Prospect

June 12 'Mrs. America' Creator Dahvi Waller On The Fight For The ERA And Why The Time Has Come For, Deadline

June 12 Anne Cori Says Mother Phyllis Schlafly Was The Ultimate Advocate of Women's Rights, Curve

June 14 From civil rights to no nukes: A look at historic US protest photos, Sight Magazine

June 15 The triumph of textualism, SCOTUS Blog

June 18 The Scope of Bostock vs. Clayton County's Contribution to LGBTQ Rights Is Not as Broad as You Might Think, VERDICT

June 19 Academic societies' role in curbing police brutality, Science Magazine

June 19 AFI Movie Club: Sisters of '77, American Film Magazine

STATE NEWS

CALIFORNIA

June 12 Angela Hoxey, House in Order: Planning in place, Napa Valley Register  

June 13 Valerie Schultz: Is the ERA dead?, The Bakersfield Californian 

June 14 Do Lose Friends over Politics, LA Progressive

June 18 J.K. Rowling and the curse of bathroom politics, Los Angeles Times

June 18 Friday's Letters to the Editor, Santa Rosa Press Democrat

CONNECTICUT

June 17 Greenwich Historical Society's 'Woman's Suffrage Centennial' exhibit reopens, Greenwich Time

DELAWARE

June 16 Delaware Senate passes historic equal rights amendment, WMDT

June 16 Delaware Senate unanimously passes 1st leg of constitutional amendment, WDEL 1150 AM

FLORIDA

June 15 Meet Joshua Hicks, a Democrat running for House District 11, Florida Politics

GEORGIA

June 12 Local artwork featured on FX series "Mrs. America", WSAV-TV

IOWA

June 18 Column: It's about time for the ERA, Quad City Times

NEW YORK

June 17 Stacey Abrams, Mail-in Voting Concerns, 'Long Gone Summer', Sports Update, Pride Event Picks, WNYC

VIRGINIA

June 18 Democrat McClellan announces bid to be Virginia governor, Martinsville Bulletin

June 18 Richmond Sen. Jennifer McClellan launches campaign for Virginia Governor, WTKR

June 18 Graduates get their day, Fluvanna Review

OPPOSITION

June 18 The Power of Conservative Nostalgia, Commonweal Magazine

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