ERA in the News: August 22-28, 2020
NATIONAL
Aug. 21 Cate Blanchett and the 'Mrs. America' Team on Building a Bridge of Empathy, IndieWire
Aug. 24 Suffragists Knew Voting Was Only the First Step to Equality. The ERA Could Finish the Job, Ms. Magazine
Aug. 25 How Phyllis Schlafly kneecapped feminists to kill the Equal Rights Amendment, Grunt Stuff
Aug. 25 Women's (In)Equality Day: Don't Celebrate, Take Action, RVA Mag
Aug. 26 Trail-blazing women look ahead 100 years, CNN
Aug. 26 The evangelical left once hada home in the GOP. What happened?, Washington Post
Aug. 26 In the Lead: The Honorable Barbara Hackman Franklin on the 19th Amendment Centennial, International Women's Forum
Aug. 28 How Reagan captured the presidency, and the right captured politics, Washington Post
STATE NEWS
ALABAMA
Aug. 23 ELAINE HARRIS SPEARMAN: Women need to take their rightful place, Gadsden Times
ARIZONA
Aug. 22 Letter: Equal Rights Amendment, Arizona Daily Star
Aug. 27 Remember women's rights on Election Day, Payson Roundup
ARKANSAS
Aug. 25 Advocates plan birthday gift for the 19th Amendment; The ERA, Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
CALIFORNIA
Aug. 23 Close to Home: Sonoma County's first woman voter, Santa Rosa Press Democrat
Aug. 25 Aileen Hernandez, Gloria Steinem and the ERA, San Francisco Chronicle
Aug. 26 Op-Ed: Women won the vote but not the suffragists' larger goal, Los Angeles Times
COLORADO
Aug. 22 Pueblo drive-by parade celebrates 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment, Pueblo Chieftain
CONNECTICUT
Aug. 21 Jacqueline Smith: Week of the women -- but don't hold your breath, CT Insider
DELAWARE
Aug. 26 Delaware marks 100th anniversary of women's right to vote on Women's Equality Day, WDEL 101.7
FLORIDA
Aug. 23 Alice Paul energized the suffragette movement, Citrus County Chronicle
Aug. 25 Do Democrats have a candidate in Margaret Good who can finally defeat Vern Buchanan, Florida Politics
GEORGIA
Aug. 21 Celebrating the 19th Amendment, women fight for rights in Athens, Red and Black
Aug. 27 NCNW celebrating Women's Equality Day, Atlanta Daily World
ILLINOIS
Aug. 23 Dr. Julie Suk on the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, WGN Radio
Aug. 23 2020 Tinker Harvey Leadership Award, Naperville Community Television
Aug. 25 'We Can't Fall Asleep At The Wheel,' Says Stephanie Kifowit On Representation In Government, WBEZ
KENTUCKY
Aug. 25 It's time for the Trump administration to drop fight against the Equal Rights Amendment, Courier Journal
MASSACHUSETTS
Aug. 21 'Susan B. Anthony must decline your offer,' Suffragist museum rejects pardon from President Trump, Mass Live
Aug. 26 'We stand on their shoulders': Marlborough marks 100th anniversary of women's suffrage, MetroWest Daily News
MINNESOTA
Aug. 21 Why hasn't Minnesota passed the Equal Rights Amendment?, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Aug. 24 Our View; Voting rights more important than ever, The Free Press
MISSOURI
Aug. 21 Days Gone By: The end of the old swimming hole, Chillicothe Constitution Tribune
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Aug. 22 Key moments in the history of equal rights for women, The Union Leader
Aug. 22 Battle lines still drawn on ERA, The Union Leader
NEW JERSEY
Aug. 24 BAR REPORT- NJSBA program celebrates 19th Amendment, Law.com
Aug. 25 1976; Marches for the Equal Rights Amendment, South Jersey Local News
Aug. 26 Stockton programs highlight women's fight for equal rights, Press of Atlantic City
Aug. 27 The Equal Rights Amendment is still a work in progress, KYW Newsradio
NEW MEXICO
Aug. 24 New Mexico and The Vote Ep 4-- 100 Years After Ratification, KUNM
Aug. 26 'Finish The Fight' Paints A Different Picture Of Women Who Pushed For A Vote, KRWG
NEW YORK
Aug. 24 Connections; Discussing voting and equal rights 100 years after the passage of the 19th Amendment, WXXI News
Aug. 27 On Women's Equality Day, One Group Asks, 'Where's the Equality?', Spectrum News NY1
Aug. 28 JACKIE DAVIS: 100 years of 'votes for women', Lockport Union-Sun & Journal
NORTH CAROLINA
Aug. 22 Engage 2020, Carolina Room are resources for women's suffrage, South Charlotte Weekly
Aug. 23 Virtually back at the DNC, Shelby Star
*This article appeared in several North Carolina publications
OHIO
Aug. 24 Attorney General Rauol files briefs in lawsuit to ensure equal rights amendment, Canton Daily Ledger
OKLAHOMA
Aug. 21 Ginnie Graham: A century after women's suffrage, more than half of US women don't vote, Tulsa World
PENNSYLVANIA
Aug. 23 On the Silent Sentinels, the marches and the ERA, Lancaster Online
SOUTH CAROLINA
Aug. 27 100 years of suffrage: From ERA to new millennium, U of SC
TENNESSEE
Aug. 26 Vanderbilt alumnus' persistence helped propel 19th Amendment ratification, Vanderbilt University News
Aug. 27 From suffragists to coders: How the Girl Scouts continues to empower young women, Knoxville News Sentinel
TEXAS
Aug. 25 League of Women Voters to celebrate centennial, The Kerville Daily Times
UTAH
Aug. 26 Charlotte Maloney; Time to hold elected officials responsible for equal rights, Salt Lake Tribune
VIRGINIA
Aug. 23 Books & Talks Calendar (Aug. 23), Roanoke Times
Aug. 23 The very busy life of Suhas: Del. Subramanyam reflects on first session, public health efforts, and family life, Loudoun Times-Mirror
Aug. 25 Letter to the Editor, Aug. 25, Richmond.com
Aug. 26 COMMENTARY: The quest for suffrage in Virginia, Star Exponent
Aug. 27 Del. Ken Plum: Women's Equality Day, Reston Now
Aug. 28 Opinion: Commentary: Honoring Women in 2020 on the Centennial of the Adoption of the 19th Amendment, Virginia Connection Newspapers
WASHINGTON
Aug. 26 Honor 100 years of 19th Amendment with your vote, HeraldNet
WISCONSIN
Aug. 22 Celebrating suffrage 100--no, 150!-- years later, Laramie Boomerang
OPPOSITION
Aug. 26 Is the Equal Rights Amendment Worth the Risk?, New Ideal
Aug. 26 Here's what was missing in the ERA article -- abortion, Arizona Capitol Times