ERA in the News: Dec 7 - 13, 2019
Hello all!
The Equal Rights Amendment continues to gain momentum across the nation. Virginia remains the focal point of national attention as their state's General Assembly prepares to start their new session on January 8, 2020, with an expected vote on the ERA soon, but the past few weeks we have seen a significant increase in visibility of the ERA in Utah, South Carolina, and Florida.
A prominent anti-ERA campaign is surfacing in Utah, so if you live in that state please consider writing a letter to the editor or your local paper to show your support for the ERA. Also, contact your representatives in the state legislature to ensure they know why you need the ERA to be ratified.
The Advocacy Committee of the Alice Paul Institute has put together a Holiday Gift Guide to support your advocacy for the Equal Rights Amendment. Scroll down to see what fun gifts they have selected for you!
Also, if you have not yet had a moment to read our latest white paper, " After 38 States Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, What Happens Next?", we highly recommend it. Authored by Roberta W. Francis, the ERA Education Consultant for the Alice Paul Institute, it is a great resource to better understand the potential paths to ratification once Virginia (or Utah, or South Carolina) becomes the 38th state to ratify the amendment.
NATIONAL
Dec. 7 Republicans are introducing a new compromise LGBTQ rights bill. But everyone already hates it, Vox
Dec. 10 What's the Next Step for Equal Rights?, The American Prospect
Dec. 10 'Madam Secretary' Wraps With A Wedding And Whistlestop Goodbye, Deadline
Dec. 11 Do we need an Equal Rights Amendment?, Yahoo Lifestyle
Dec. 12 Today in Feminist History: Alice Paul's Latest Fight for Equal Rights, Ms. Magazine
Dec. 12 Biden Boasts About Supporting Equal Pay. His Female Senate Staffers Averaged 67% Of Men’s Pay Over 35 Years, The Daily Wire
Dec. 13 South Carolina Latest State to Move to Ratify Equal Rights Amendment With Bipartisan Effort, Newsweek
ARIZONA
Dec. 13 What Will It Take For Arizona's Education Funding to Catch Up With Mississippi, Arkansas, Tucson Weekly
CALIFORNIA
Dec. 7 Push to ratify ERA launched in Utah, eyed in other states, The San Diego Union-Tribune
CONNECTICUT
Dec. 8 Push to ratify ERA launched in Utah, eyed in other states, theday.com
FLORIDA
Dec. 9 Annexation, waiver on City Council agenda, yoursun.com
Dec. 11 Sarasota, Manatee and Venice boards discuss Equal Rights Amendment with varying outcomes, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Dec. 11 The local leaders of the effort to pass the ERA; A new documentary explores the Taser related death of a South Florida teen, WMNF
Dec. 13 Television Q&A: Why did 'Madam Secretary' end?, Sun Sentinel
ILLINOIS
Dec. 7 Letter to the Editor | Looking forward to ERA passage, Champaign/Urbana News-Gazette
MICHIGAN
Dec. 11 Marisa Wright: We must learn from #NousToutes, The Michigan Daily
MINNESOTA
Dec. 12 GOP, Democrats push 1970s' Equal Rights Amendment in SC, Minneapolis Star Tribune*
Dec. 13 Bygones for Dec. 13, 2019, Duluth News Tribune
NORTH CAROLINA
Dec. 12 GOP, Democrats push 1970s' Equal Rights Amendment in SC, WRAL.com*
Dec. 12 Letter: Contact legislators to support ERA, Mountain Xpress
OKLAHOMA
Dec. 13. Around Town: Health Department offers tips for healthy food, Journal Record
SOUTH CAROLINA
Dec. 11 Press conference over ratifying Equal Rights Amendment in South, CarolinaAbccolumbia.com
Dec. 12 Pair of SC lawmakers push for Equal Rights Amendment ratification vote, Abccolumbia.com
Dec. 12 Latest South Carolina news, sports, business and entertainment at 3:20 pm EST,* WECT
Dec. 12 Latest South Carolina news, sports, business and entertainment at 9:20 pm EST, WALB*
Dec. 13 GOP, Democrats push 1970s' Equal Rights Amendment in SC, The Daily Courier*
TEXAS
Dec. 10. Commentary: Could 1972 Equal Rights Amendment Have New Life?, Texas Scorecard (blog)
UTAH
Dec. 7 What would change if the Equal Rights Amendment is ratified?, ABC 4
Dec. 7 Thumbs up, thumbs down in Utah County, Daily Herald
Dec. 8 Tribune Editorial: Utah should ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, Salt Lake Tribune
Dec. 8 Push to ratify ERA launched in Utah, Casper Star-Tribune Online
Dec. 8 Author Martha Bradley Evans will recount and updates the battle for equal rights, The Park Record
Dec. 8 Thumbs up, thumbs down: air quality, rescued puppies, more Swift cleanup, ERA, Standard-Examiner
Dec. 9 The IUP Panel on the Equal Rights Amendment and impeachment, ABC 4
Dec. 10 Guest op-ed: Why the Equal Rights Amendment matters to women, to Utah, to Mormons, Daily Herald
Dec. 10 Timeline of the LDS church and the ERA, Patheos (blog)
Dec. 10 Women's Suffrage Exhibit At The Park City Museum Runs To Mid-January, KPCW
Dec. 13 This week in Mormon Land: When top LDS leaders backed the ERA, Salt Lake Tribune
VIRGINIA
Dec. 7 JMU students, community members walk in support of Equal Rights Amendment, WHSV
Dec. 7 Reader praises local state senator, Fairfaxtimes.com
Dec. 9 ERA proponents say Virginia is final state needed to ratify, The Breeze
Dec. 9 Students and community members participate in equality walk, The Breeze
Dec. 10 A look at bills introduced so far for the upcoming Virginia's General Assembly session, WHSV
Dec. 12 100 years after women earned right to vote, will Virginia legislators pass Equal Rights Amendment?, wtkr.com
Dec. 13 A century after women earned the right to vote, will Virginia legislators pass Equal Rights Amendment?, rvahub.com
WASHINGTON
Dec. 12 GOP, Democrats push 1970s' Equal Rights Amendment in SC, Seattle Times*
OPPOSITION
Dec. 7 Carolina Allen: The ERA, language and the eradication of women, Salt Lake Tribune
Dec. 8 The unneeded Equal Rights Amendment, The Independent | SUindependent.com
Dec. 10 Loudoun County supervisors oppose Second Amendment support in legislative package, Loudoun Times-Mirror
Dec. 11 Sarasota County says no to Equal Rights Amendment, yoursun.com
Dec. 11 Politics & Other Mistakes: This isn't the ERA era, Daily Bulldog
