ERA in the News: JAN 11-17, 2020
VIRGINIA VOTES TO RATIFY THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT!
The state of Virginia made history on Wednesday, January 15, 2020 by becoming the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. Sessions in both the Virginia State Senate and the House of Delegates voted to affirm the ERA's ratification to the United States Constitution..
We are celebrating this landmark victory, hard won by the advocates in Virginia and across the nation that worked tirelessly to promote and elect pro-ERA candidates to the Virginia state legislature, a tactic that we hope inspires ERA advocates across the country to support and elect candidates up and down the ballot that will fight for gender equality.
There is a final procedural process before the ratification of the ERA by Virginia becomes completely official. Each house must vote to approve the other's chamber's resolution. Because the resolutions passed in both chambers are identical, it is not anticipated that the Equal Rights Amendment will encounter any issues. Keep an eye out for a "Special Edition" newsletter that we'll send out when the ERA is 100% official in Virginia!
Many supporters are asking, "Now what?" and "What is next?"
Directly ahead is for us to redirect the amazing energy that has been building across the nation and put strong pressure on members to approve the legislation in Congress to remove the original deadline assigned to the ERA. Citizens are asked to contact their congress people to urge them to sign on as a co-sponsor of H.J. Res 79 in the House of Representatives, and S.J. Res 6 in the Senate.
The update on co-sponsors of the bills is as follows:
H.J. Res 79 (House of Representatives) = 224 co-sponsors
S.J. Res 6 (Senate) = 41 co-sponsors (up from 33 two weeks ago!!)
INTERNATIONAL NEWS
Jan. 14 T he US has fallen behind on equality of the sexes , CNN International
NATIONAL NEWS
Jan. 10 Cate Blanchett is anti-gay, antifeminist Phyllis Schlafly in 'Mrs. America' trailer , Metro Weekly
Jan. 10 ' You're the campaign manager; you should not be taking notes'-- an interview with Maya Rupert , Politico
Jan. 11 The Equal Rights Amendment could soon hit a major milestone. It may be 40 years too late , NBC News
Jan. 11 Legal challenges await as Virginia gets ready to ratify Equal Rights Amendment , CNN
Jan. 14 Virginia votes on the Equal Rights Amendment again. And it's debt-settling time. , Washington Post
Jan. 14 Most of the world's constitutions guarantee more rights than America's , Quartz
Jan. 15 Equal Rights Amendment vote set for Virginia state legislature, but legal challenges ahead , ABC News
Jan. 15 Women May Finally Be Declared Equal , The New York Times
Jan. 15 Virginia Ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment, Decades After the Deadline , NPR
Jan. 15 Virginia Becomes Crucial 38th State to Pass the Equal Rights Amendmen t , Daily Beast
Jan. 15 Virginia moves to brink of becoming 38th state to ratify Equal Rights Amendment, NBCNews.com
Jan. 15 Virginia moves to brink of becoming 38th state to ratify Equal Rights Amendment , The Ledger
Jan. 15 Why the Equal Rights Amendment is Back , The New York Times
Jan. 15 Virginia General Assembly passes resolutions ratifying ERA , CNN
Jan. 16 For These Women, The Equal Rights Amendment Has Been A Decades-Long Battle , NPR
Jan. 16 Virginia passes Equal Rights Amendment , The Hill
Jan. 16 Virginia Ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment, and Conservatives Fight Like It's 1979 , Daily Beast
Jan. 16 The Equal Rights Amendment May Have Found Its Moment , The New Republic
STATE NEWS
ALABAMA
Jan. 11 Justice Department says Equal Rights Amendment deadline has passed, fight continues , ALReporter.com
ARIZONA
Jan. 13 C ounty to vote on state support of ERA ratification , Green Valley News
CALIFORNIA
Jan. 15 V irginia Finally Passes the Equal Rights Amendment, What's Nex t , KCBS
COLORADO
Jan. 11 McMillin: This decade recognize women as equals with an Equal Rights Amendment , The Denver Post
CONNECTICUT
Jan. 12 Greenwich Historical Society to Honor Centennial of 19th Amendment with Exhibition Spotlight , Greenwich Free Press
Jan. 14 Democrats advance Equal Rights Amendment in Virginia General Assembly committee , Greenwich Time
FLORIDA
Jan. 12 Supreme Court Says Clemency Fight 'Moot' After Amendment 4 , WUSF News
IDAHO
Jan. 15 Equal Rights Amendment approved by Virginia legislature, headed for legal battle , KPVI News 6
MARYLAND
Jan. 15 Virginia Poised for Historic Vote on Equal Rights Amendment , WBOC TV 16
MASSACHUSETTS
Jan. 12 The Amendment Bigger than the Constitution , Harvard Political Review
MINNESOTA
Jan. 11 League of Women Voters to host Equal Rights Amendment event on Jan. 1 8, SW News Media
MISSISSIPPI
Jan. 15 Virginia moves to brink of becoming 38th state to ratify Equal Rights Amendment , WJTV
MISSOURI
Jan. 13 Notes from Boomerang Creek: "Little Women" and equal rights matter , Boonville Daily News
Jan. 14 C ate Blanchett to Play Anti-Feminist Activist Phyllis Schlafly in FX Series , Riverfront Times
Jan. 15 Virginia moves to brink of becoming 38th state to ratify Equal Rights Amendment , KMOV.com
NEW YORK
Jan. 12 Ghosted: Being excessed hurts , Riverhead Local
Jan. 12 Women March in Seneca Falls expands to three-day event, Finger Lakes Times
Jan. 14 As Cuomo Proposes Expansive Equal Rights Amendment, Assembly Again Passes Narrow Version , Gotham Gazette
PENNSYLVANIA
Jan. 11 Legal challenges await as Virginia gets ready to ratify Equal Rights Amendment, Fox 43
Jan. 16 Virginia poised for historic vote on Equal Rights Amendment , Milton Daily Standard
TEXAS
Jan. 10 The problem with a year of celebrating the 19th Amendment , Bryan-College Station Eagle
Jan. 15 In Texas, Equal Rights Amendment ratified nearly 50 years ago , Austin American-Statesman
Jan. 15 Equal Rights Amendment passes historic threshold , KTRK-TV
UTAH
Jan. 12 Starr: If UTAH Was Truly Pro-Family, It Would Ratify the ERA , Daily Utah Chronicle
Jan. 14 Letter: Time to represent the people , Salt Lake Tribune
VIRGINIA
Jan. 9 Equal Rights Amendment advancing in Virginia legislature , WCYB
Jan. 10 Hollins University holds forum on Equal Rights Amendment , WDBJ7
Jan. 10 Va. General Assembly starts on historic note , Richmond Free Press
Jan. 14 Virginia House committee advances Equal Rights Amendment , WHSV
Jan. 14 Equal Rights Amendment advances past House Committee , 8News
Jan. 14 McClellan, Willet focused on equal rights, environmental legislation , Henrico Citizen
Jan. 14 Virginia House committee advances ERA , WUSA 9
Jan. 14 Virginia Lawmakers Are Poised for Historic Vote to Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment , WAMU 88.5
Jan. 15 Virginia poised for historic vote on Equal Rights Amendment , WHSV
Jan. 15 Equal Rights Amendment passes Virginia legislature , Prince William Times
Jan. 15 Warner, Kaine release statement on Equal Rights Amendment , CBS19
WISCONSIN
Jan. 15 Virginia moves to brink of becoming crucial 38th state to pass Equal Rights Amendment , WAOW
OPPOSITION
Jan. 11 What Hollywood won't tell you about the Equal Rights Amendment , Washington Examiner
Jan. 11 Another Waste Of Time , Patriot Post
Jan. 11 Mass marches don't change minds, but get attention , Tallahassee Democrat
Jan. 12 L etter to the Editor: Don't waste time trying to revive ER A , Richmond.com
Jan. 12 Letter: Does the Equal Rights Amendment help or hurt women ? , The Daily Republic
Jan. 12 Letter: Equal Rights Amendment , Standard Examiner
Jan. 13 Letter to the Editor: Wishful thinking won't bring back expired ERA , Richmond.com
Jan. 13 4 Potential Consequences of Passing the Equal Rights Amendmen t , Daily Signal
Jan. 16 There Are Better Way to Help Women Than the Equal Rights Amendment The New Republic