We here at the Equal Rights Amendment Coalition are BIG readers, as you may have guessed, and we wanted to share some of our personal favorite reads. Are you adding any of these to your TBR list? What are you favorites? Our President & CEO, Zakiya Thomas, loves I Was…
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By Aryana Goodarzi This month is Black History Month; and our latest edition of “books to add to your To Be Read (TBR) list” includes 5 must-reads by Black women. Talking Back: Thinking Feminist, Thinking Black by bell hooks is a collection of essays on how the oppressed use words…
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2020 was rough. So was 2021. And 2022, we'll have our work cut out for us as we continue to fight a global pandemic while we continue to fight for equality. But we need to get you all fired up, so two of our favorite interns, Jenny Horn and Aryana…
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By Aryana Goodarzi Want to confront colonialism with your bookcase? These are some must reads we have for Native American Heritage Month. Heart Berries: A Memoir by Terese Marie Mailhot “My story was maltreated. The words were too strong and ugly to speak. I tried to tell someone my story…
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By Aryana Goodarzi This week is Trans Awareness Week; and our latest edition of “books to add to your To Be Read pile (TBR)”, includes A Year Without a Name by Cyrus Dunham and Stone Butch Blues by Leslie Feinberg, and The Argonauts by Maggie Nelson - three must-reads on…
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In our latest edition of "books to add to your To Be Read pile (TBR)", we want to recommend three books that talk about some of the founding aspects of our country. And let's face it, with all the talk about trying to keep Critical Race Theory and our country's…
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On December 19, 2011, United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 66/170 to declare October 11 as the International Day of the Girl Child, to recognize girls’ rights and the unique challenges girls face around the world. The International Day of the Girl Child focuses attention on the need to address…
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ERA Coalition/Fund for Women's Equality board member and friend Alyssa Milano's new book, Sorry Not Sorry, comes out on October 26, but in even more exciting news - the book tour is finally getting on the road! There are several events coming up across the country, but we invite you…
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We are so excited to announce that ERA Coalition friend and current board member, Alyssa Milano, is releasing a new book in October of this year! Sorry Not Sorry, also the name of her podcast, is a book of essays by Milano, covering everything from her life, her activism, and…
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The feminist movement and the Equal Rights Amendment both have a long and storied (and often fraught) history in this country. We've curated our must-read classics on these subjects, plus some great new books that we think you'll really love! Add some of these books to your TBR pile, or…
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