A Century-Long Battle over the Equal Rights Amendment
While women’s rights are protected by the 1964 Civil Rights Act, not all of their rights are constitutionally guaranteed. Women in the United States won the right to vote with the 19th Amendment in 1920. Many suffragists recognized the importance of constitutionally protecting equal rights for men and women. In 1923, the Equal Rights Amendment […]
ERA . . . Yes?
This week’s story update on Election Central checks in on the possibility of the states finally passing the Equal Rights Amendment. Nearly 100 years ago, the Equal Rights Amendment was first proposed, offering women “equality of rights under the law.” The problem? The ERA was never ratified. Four generations later, however, the amendment is making […]
ERA . . . yes?
This week’s story update on the Election Central Web site discusses the possibility of finalizing a Constitutional amendment that is generations in the making. Women and men have equal rights under the Constitution, right? Wrong. In fact, the proposed constitutional amendment which would guarantee equal rights to women–the aptly-named Equal Rights Amendment–has been stalled in […]