Author Archives: Roberta Madden

Surprising history of ERA opponents

BY REBECCA DE WOLF / HISTORY NEWS NETWORK  MAY 12, 2021 12:15 PM EDT This post is in partnership with the History News Network, the website that puts the news into historical perspective. A version of the article below was originally published at HNN. … Continue reading

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THE ERA COALITION AND FUND FOR WOMEN’S EQUALITY CELEBRATE PASSAGE OF H.J.RES. 17

Wednesday, March 17, 2021 – (New York, NY) – The ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) Coalition and the Fund for Women’s Equality (FFWE) today celebrated the bipartisan passage of H.J. Resolution 17, legislation that removes the time limit to ratify the equal … Continue reading

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US House to vote Wednesday on ending ERA time limit

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ERA lawsuit dismissed

Date: March 6, 2021Subject: Federal Court issues decision dismissing Virginia, Illinois, and Nevada’s lawsuit seeking to have the Equal Rights Amendment declared effective immediately Contact: Professor Katherine Franke, Faculty Director, ERA Project, Columbia LawSchool, kfranke@law.columbia.edu, 646-489-9001 Yesterday, a federal district … Continue reading

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Update from Equal Rights for All Y’All: Southern ERA Coalition

#ERAyesUpdate (01312021) Congratulations! We’re near the finish line. Let’s keep the pace – and jump high when needed. The Equal Rights Amendment has four remaining hurdles. 1. US HOUSE An ERA bill removing the deadline (#HJRes17) was filed on Jan. … Continue reading

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Maloney Calls on Biden Administration to Certify Equal Rights Amendment

Jan 22, 2021 Press Release WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) today wrote to President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris requesting that they act to immediately rescind a Trump Administration legal memo preventing the completion of the process … Continue reading

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New ERA legislation introduced

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Urge our new president to order the National Archivist to certify Virginia’s ratification and put the ERA into the Constitution

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What’s happening now with ERA?

The ERA: where are we now? (last updated 11/13/20) By AJ Conroy, ERA Illinois At the start of 2020, Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. The resolution was promptly sent to the National Archivist for … Continue reading

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