ERA in the News: Sept 3-13, 2019
States in green are where the ERA was in the news this week!
Hello all,
It was another exciting week for news out of both Virginia and Florida, as Equal Rights Amendment supporters and legislators have come out in vocal support of ratification. We're eager to follow both states and see which one wins the race to becoming the 38th state.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg also joined in support of the Equal Rights Amendment as she spoke to several law classes and news outlets. Find her interviews, including a podcast recording, in the National and Illinois news sections (below).
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Now onto the news...
NATIONAL
Sept. 4 Symposium: Textualism's moment of truth, SCOTUSblog
Sept. 10 Why Southern white women vote against feminism, Washington Post
Sept. 10 How much do you know about our Constitution?, Reader's Digest
Sept. 10 15 Interesting Facts and Figures About the U.S. Constitution, Reader's Digest
Sept. 11 'Younger' Star Miriam Shor to Guest Star on FX's 'Mrs. America,' The Wrap
Sept. 12 Amma Asante Directing Episodes of FX's 'Mrs. America,' Hollywood Reporter
Sept. 12 Ruth Bader Ginsburg, unshaken by cancer scare, says she looks forward 'to the challenges ahead,' CNBC
Sept. 12 Partisan Divisions are 'Not Serving Our Country Well,' Justice Ginsburg Tells Law Students, Law.com
ARIZONA
Sept. 3 Bed taxes, libraries, and more; Globe City Council addresses agenda, Arizona Silver Belt
Sept. 5 Editorial: The case for the Electoral College, Eastern Arizona Courier
Sept. 6 City Council urges state to ratify the equal rights amendment to the US Constitution, Arizona Daily Sun
CALIFORNIA
Sept. 6 Not just your mother's Equal Rights Amendment, San Mateo Daily Journal
CONNECTICUT
Sept. 12 Opinion: Ninety-six years of not passing the ERA, UConn Daily Campus
FLORIDA
Sept. 5 Mayors of Tampa, St. Pete support Equal Rights Amendment, WMNF
Sept. 5 Tampa Bay mayors push for Equal Rights Amendment, WTSP
Sept. 5 With Florida's help, this amendment could finally be added to the US Constitution, WTSP
Sept. 6 Betty Castor wanted Florida to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970's. She's still fighting, Tampa Bay Times
Sept. 6 Here's why Florida should ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, Tampa Bay Times
Sept. 6 Top Tampa news, Yahoo
Sept. 9 Sunburn-- The morning read of what's hot in Florida politics, Florida Politics
Sept. 9 Political storm over the weather, Politico
Sept. 10 Does the Equal Rights Amendment still matter? Local mayors say absolutely, St. Pete Catalyst
IDAHO
Sept. 10 Exceptional Women discern 'How Far We've Come', Idaho Mountain Express and Globe
ILLINOIS
Sept. 9 City Club of Chicago: The Pension Problem--What Happens Now?, WGN Radio
Sept. 10 Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Polarization, Discrimination and Her Favorite Dissent, UChicago News
MINNESOTA
Sept. 12 Celebrating 100 years of women's suffrage and looking forward to the next 100, West Central Tribune
MISSOURI
Sept. 9 Echoes of voices past, Washington University in St. Louis
NEVADA
Sept. 5 Letters for Sept. 5, Reno News & Review
Sept. 11 Rural Republican lawmakers top American Conservative Union's legislative scorecard, The Nevada Independent
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Sept. 10 100 years ago today NH women got the vote, Monadnock Ledger-Transcript
NEW YORK
Sept. 6 A reassessment needed, Albany Times Union
Sept. 10 Justice Ginsburg argues for end to gender bias in the workplace, Hyde Park Herald
NORTH CAROLINA
Sept. 6 NC can make history by ratifying the ERA, Charlotte Observer
Sept. 10 Ratification of the ERA would further extend and protect women's rights, The Fayetteville Observer
PENNSYLVANIA
Sept. 5 Brown: Harriton Service League, homework clubs, and babybundles.org, Main Line
VIRGINIA
Sept. 4 #IScream4Equality ice cream truck stops in Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg.com
Sept. 5 Editorial: Here comes the ERA... again, Inside NoVA
Sept. 5 Stuart, Rashid debate for Senate seat, Fredericksburg.com
Sept. 5 Republican in 32nd Senate District realistic about his chances, Inside NoVA
Sept. 6 Va. Senate candidates Rashid and Stuart clash on guns, ERA in first debate, Prince William Times
Sept. 11 Anti-Trump group raises over half a million dollars for Virginia legislative candidates, The Dogwood
Sept. 11 BLUE Crab Feast: A huge hit, Northern Neck News
Sept. 11 What's Happening, The Recorder
Sept. 11 Democrats, independent make case for House of Delegates, The Daily Progress
WASHINGTON
Sept. 9 Louise Chernin's passion for equality made her--and Seattle's LGBTQ business community--stronger, Crosscut
WISCONSIN
Sept. 6 League of Women Voters luncheon features equal rights activist, La Crosse Tribune
Sept. 10 New push for Equal Rights Amendment to be part of US Constitution, WKBT
OPPOSITION
Sept. 9ERA wouldn't be good for women, Tampa Bay Times