Please join us in congratulating ERA Coalition co-founder Jessica Neuwirth, recipient of the French Legion of Honour! Her international humanitarian work for girls and women's rights around the globe was honored last night at the French Consulate in New York City. We're grateful for her leadership both here and abroad!
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Carol Jenkins and Ellie Smeal kick off the #Rally4ERA on August 26 By Jenny Horn Ellie Smeal, Co-Founder and President of the Feminist Majority and co-point speaker for this event, opened up the rally on the United States Supreme Court steps for Women’s Equality Day, stating we are here because…
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Democratic Presidential Candidate Joe Biden has announced his selection of Senator Kamala Harris as his Vice-Presidential running mate. We know her to be an ardent ERA supporter--her tweet after the House of Representatives passed the remove the time limit bill this February: "When you lift up women, you lift up…
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Today Chief Patron House Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy's ERA resolution HJ 1 was voted out of the House Privileges and Elections Committee by a vote of 13-9. The ERA had been stopped there many times before. Left: Delegate Hala Ayala Right: Delegate Jennifer Carroll Foy We are happy to report…
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Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) announced the addition of 16 cosponsors to SJ Res 6, the bipartisan Senate bill to remove the time limit on the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) that he co-leads with Senator Lisa Murkowski (AK). Included in those joining today: Senator Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Minority Leader of the Senate, and…
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