ERA in the News: JULY 3-10, 2020
VIDEO TOURS HIGHLIGHT ERA
The Alice Paul Institute has released three new installments of their video tour series of Paulsdale, Alice Paul's childhood home in New Jersey. As the author of the Equal Rights Amendment and a key figure in the ratification of the 19th Amendment, Alice Paul's legacy as a lifelong equal rights activist is the focus of these short video tours. Here are three tour installments that highlight the Equal Rights Amendment.
INTERNATIONAL
July 3 In an era of culture wars, Mrs. America couldn't be more timely, iNews
July 3 Cate Blanchett takes on feminism as Phyllis Schlafly in Mrs. America, Financial Times
July 5 Summer 2020 culture highlights: the biggest releases this season, MSN UK
July 6 How Cate Blanchett related to her right-wing character in Mrs. America, News.com.au
July 8 Mrs. America: Cate Blanchett's BBC drama is all about the IRL "villain" who inspired Serena Joy, Stylist Magazine
July 8 Who was Shirley Chisholm? The inspiring true story of the first Black woman to run for a Presidential nomination, ES Insider
July 9 Fans all saying the same thing about new drama Mrs. America, HELLO!
July 9 Mrs. America: Cate Blanchett and Rose Byrne light up the screen, Irish Times
NATIONAL
July 7 What Made Lucretia Mott One of the Fiercest Opponents of Slavery and Sexism, Smithsonian
July 7 1 in 4 men think women's equality has come at their expense, Fortune
July 7 Listen: Uzo Aduba on Playing Political Pioneer Shirley Chisholm in "Mrs. America", Variety
July 8 10 Fierce Facts About Bella Abzug, Mental Floss
July 9 The Supreme Court Birth Control Decision Is Really About Reproductive Control, Teen Vogue
STATES
ALASKA
July 4 It's time to enact the Equal Rights Amendment, Anchorage Daily News
COLORADO
July 7 Tuesday letters: Truth in US history, living with coronavirus, and all lives matter, Glenwood Springs Post Independent
July 8 We need to teach the truth of US history, Aspen Times
CONNECTICUT
July 4 Sexy Socialism, The Yale Politic
July 9 Youth is not falling for Trump's appeal to white America, The CT Mirror
GEORGIA
July 4 ARMSTRONG-REINER: The work of patriotism goes on, Rockdale Newton-Citizen
July 8 OPINION, Editorial: Jimmy, Rosalyn Carter remain iconic Georgia couple, Savannah Morning News
IDAHO
July 9 Governor Steve Bullock files amicus brief in support lawsuit seeking to adopt Equal Rights Amendment, KHQ Right Now
ILLINOIS
July 4 Alice Paul and the 1913 Women's Suffrage Procession, Freeport Journal-Standard
July 6 Raoul asks federal judge to force recognition of Equal Rights Amendments ratification, Daily News
IOWA
July 7 Guest Column: It's time for Congress to pass ERA, Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
July 7 Commentary: Here's why we need the Equal Rights Amendment, Mason City Globe Gazette
July 7 Letter: when exactly will women count?, Muscatine Journal
July 8 Smithsonian exhibit launches Midwest tour of 'Voices and Votes: Democracy in America', The Gazette
July 9 GUEST OPINION: Equal Rights Amendment-it's about time, Cedar Valley Daily Times
KANSAS
July 4 Gov. Kelly fights for Equal Rights Amendment to be 28th Constitutional Amendment, WIBW
MAINE
July 10 Report highlights challenges facing Maine women, WMTW Portland
MASSACHUSETTS
July 3 What's up with the Equal Rights Amendment?, The Recorder
July 7 Five things you need to know today, and what to put on your watchlist right now, Boston Business Journal
MICHIGAN
July 7 Attorney General files brief in Equal Rights Amendment case, WILX-TV
July 7 Nessel files brief in women's rights case, pays homage to Griffiths, the 'mother of the ERA', Michigan Advance
July 8 Column: A move toward equality, The Morning Sun
MINNESOTA
July 9 Iowa organizations seeking passage of Equal Rights Amendment, SouthernMinn.com
MONTANA
July 3 Hope on the Fourth: Nation, Montana have survived, risen from worse, The Bozeman Daily Chronicle
July 9 Amicus Br. of Gov. of Montana in Supp. of Ps, KHQ Right Now
NEW YORK
July 3 'The Vote' observes 100 years of suffrage, Times Herald-Record
July 9 Celebrating 100 Years of Women's Right to Vote, Rockland County Times
OHIO
July 7 Oberlin Council takes a stance on the ERA, declares racism a health crisis, Chronicle Telegram
TEXAS
July 5 Tune in Tonight for July 6, Waco Tribune-Herald
UTAH
July 4 New podcast tells Utah women's stories from past, present, Salt Lake Tribune
WASHINGTON
July 5 Pondering meaning of symbols to each of us, Walla Walla Union-Bulletin