ERA in the News: March 21-27, 2020
ERA FEATURED ON MRS. AMERICA
Have you heard? This season of FX's Mrs. America explores the fight for the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s.
With an all-star cast, Mrs. America profiles the movement to ratify the ERA and the conservative backlash led largely by Phyllis Schlafly.
Here's a quick rundown of the cast:
Rose Byrne: Gloria Steinem
Margo Martindale: Bella Abzug
Uzo Aduba: Shirley Chisholm
Elizabeth Banks: Jill Ruckelshaus
Tracey Ullman: Betty Friedan
Cate Blanchett: Phyllis Shlafly
The show will begin airing on Wednesday, April 15, 2020, and is only available for streaming on Hulu. Read more about the show HERE , or click the button to watch the trailer.
SUPPORT FOR EDUCATORS AND PARENTS
Are your kids out of school? Are you suddenly homeschooling or teaching remotely? The Alice Paul Institute has some fun resources to support you, and keep the kids learning and engaged.
We will be sharing something new each day. There will be content for a variety of grade levels, with a focus on 1st-8th grades. This past week we shared a coloring page, word search activity, a vocabulary list of suffrage and leadership terms, a poetry activity, and a bookmark making activity.
Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram and look for the posts with the hashtag: #AlicePaulHomeSchool .
UPDATES ON S.J. RES 6 IN THE SENATE
We will continue to focus our advocacy efforts to gain more co-sponsors on the Senate bill to remove the original time limit on the Equal Rights Amendment.
Co-Sponsors = 48 (same last week)
View the full resolution HERE .
NATIONAL NEWS
March 20 A Brief History of Mrs. America's Phyllis Schlafly, the Woman Who Inspired Cate Blanchett's Role, TV Guide
March 20 Breitbart Host Says Americans Shouldn't Get Any Emergency Coronavirus Aid Because 'Transgenders' Might Benefit, Com!c Sands
March 22 Put Equal Rights to a Vote in Washington, Law.com
March 24 A Guide to Streaming Your Way Through the Coronavirus, Bloomberg
March 24 FX releases new trailer for Mrs. America starring Cate Blanchett, Flickering Myth
March 25 Best TV to Watch/Stream in April, Yahoo Entertainment
STATE NEWS
ALABAMA
March 21 Headlines we never imagined to see, Dothan Eagle
FLORIDA
March 24 Letter to the Editor: It's finally time to pass ratification of ERA, Venice Gondolier
IDAHO
March 24 208: Too great for hate, Coeru d'Alene Post/Falls
MAINE
March 21 In a Word: Our language is evolving when it comes to gender identifiers, Lewiston Sun Journal
March 26 Gray's ERA resolution is personal for councilor, Press Herald
MASSACHUSETTS
March 25 How Bibliophiles Flirt, WBUR
MICHIGAN
March 20 Bergman: Recognize the effort that has gone into women's rights, work still to be done, Lansing State Journal
MINNESOTA
March 24 Minnesota memorial honors suffragettes at the Capitol, Faribault
NEW YORK
March 22 Looking Backward March 22, NNY360
OREGON
March 23 As It Was: Rogue Valley Women Seek Equal Rights 40 Years Ago, Jefferson Public Radio
PENNSYLVANIA
March 22 Temple celebrates the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, Temple News
March 23 Gloria Steinem Fast Facts, KESQ
March 24 Penn Alumna Alice Paul: Feminist, Suffragist, Political Strategist, UPENN Almanac
UTAH
March 22 A Utah Lege Report Card, Salt Lake City Weekly
WASHINGTON
March 20 The road to women's suffrage began in Washington state, Crosscut
WISCONSIN
March 24 Zeidler '76: Milwaukee's Last Socialist Mayor's Run for the White House, Shepherd Express
March 25 Constitutional Amendment on the ballot this spring, Waushara Argus
OPPOSITION
March 23 The Equal Rights Amendment Died in 1979. Let It Rest in Peace. , Patriot Post