Equal Rights Amendment

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Web Name: Equal Rights Amendment

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The Equal Rights Amendment is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex. It seeks to end the legal distinctions between men and women in terms of divorce, property, employment, and other matters.“Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” Find out which states have ratified the Equal Rights Amendment, and when they did. On Monday, January 27, 2020 the state of Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. Read more on the blog. On February 13, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 232-182 to pass HJ Res 79, the joint resolution to remove the original time limit assigned to the Equal Rights Amendment. How did your Congressperson vote? Click HERE to see. We give you the tools you need to be an effective advocate for the ERA. Check out our ERA Toolkit for ready-to-post social media items, white papers, presentations, and much more to help you ratify the ERA to the U.S. Constitution. All items are FREE for you to download! The Advocacy Committee of the Alice Paul Institute is launching the ERA Storytellers Project to collect the stories of the activists who have been on the front lines fighting for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. We are especially interested in the stories from activists who advocated or worked with their state legislatures to ratify the ERA, and those who marched during the 1970s and 1980s. Additionally, in our continued work to expand historical narratives and include all voices, we are deeply interested in hearing from people of color, and members of the GLBTQ+ communities. Show your support for the Equal Rights Amendment with our new Facebook Frame. Add it to your profile!Search for the frame titled “I Support the ERA.” Just released! Show your support for legally protected gender equality and the Equal Rights Amendment.Super soft cotton. All sizes. $24.99. ORDER HERE! Subscribe to the Newsletter Sign up with your email address to receive weekly news and updates related to the Equal Rights Amendment. We respect your privacy. We never share your information. Thank you! You are now signed up for the ERA in the News weekly newsletter, which is released every Friday. The newsletter is designed to keep you informed on news and events related to the Equal Rights Amendment. Welcome! We’re glad you are here. © 2018 Alice Paul Institute •Site Design by Kathryn Elizabeth Colohan, Jill S. and Krista Joy Niles

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The Equal Rights Amendment is a constitutional amendment that will guarantee legal gender equality for women and men. This website is dedicated to educating and inspiring citizens to ratify the ERA, which was written by equal rights activist Alice Paul in 1923.

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