ERA in the News: DEC 11-18, 2020
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ERA in the News: DEC 5 - 11, 2020
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INTERNATIONAL

Dec. 6 The top 10 television series of 2020, a year when TV was a sanctuary and escape, The Globe and Mail

 

NATIONAL

Dec. 4 Ten Great Performances of 2020, The New Yorker 

Dec. 10 Will the US Finally Approve the ERA?, Sojourners

Dec. 10 What Women Can Expect from a Biden Presidency: On Global Women's RightsMs. Magazine

Dec. 10 5 Of 2020's Best Streaming Performances, From 'Little Fires Everywhere' To 'Never Have I Ever', Forbes

Dec. 11 Jane Walker By Johnnie Walker Brings Together Network Of Trailblazing 'First Women' To ...PRNewswire

STATES

ALASKA

Dec. 8 Does Alaska's history follow a direction? Sometimes it can be hard to tell., Anchorage Daily News

CALIFORNIA

Dec. 5 Being a 'bad feminist': A personal essay, Daily Californian

IOWA

Dec. 10 Corbin: Time for clean-up of aisle 45Mason City Globe Gazette

NEW MEXICO

Dec. 11 Academy for Learning in Retirement sessions scheduledLas Cruces Bulletin

TEXAS

Dec. 11 Genoveva Puga: Texas' Woman of the Year, Rio Grande Guardian (note: this article mentions the Texas state Equal Rights Amendment)

VIRGINIA

Dec. 5 Yes, Far-Right "White-History"-Defending VA Sen. Amanda Chase (R) Really Is Comparing Herself to Rosa Parks Blue Virginia

Dec. 7 How Women Have Fought for Financial Equality for 100 Years -- and Still Do Today , Motley Fool

Dec. 7 Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy stepping down to focus on Va. governor's race, Washington Post  
Dec. 8 Northam Sets Jan. 5 For Special Election To Replace Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy, DCist

Dec. 10 Carroll Foy resigns from House to focus on governor's raceCBS19 News

 

OBITUARIES

Dec. 11 Genoveva Puga: Texas' Woman of the Year, Rio Grande Guardian (note: this article mentions the Texas state Equal Rights Amendment)  

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ERA in the News: NOV 27 - DEC 4, 2020
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NATIONAL

Nov. 27 So, You Finished The Queen's Gambit? Watch These 15 Shows Next, Refinery29

Nov. 28 Why should Biden's first action in office be to see Mrs. America, The Miracle Tech

Dec. 2 What Women Can Expect from a Biden Presidency: On Ending Violence Against Women, Ms. Magazine

Dec. 3 We Owe It All to Them: Suffragettes Then and Now, JD Supra

Dec. 3 What 'Queen's Gambit,' 'The Crown' and 'Mrs. America' are whispering to us, CNN

Dec. 3 Harvey Fierstein as Bella Abzug on Audible Is as Prescient as Ever, Advocate.com

STATE NEWS

CALIFORNIA

Dec. 1 Finally Passing the Equal Rights Amendment Would Be a Brilliant Bookend for Women's History, OB Rag

FLORIDA

Dec. 2 New era for ERA? 5-year battle heads toward face-off between Biden White House and Trump Supreme Court, Florida Phoenix

ILLINOIS

Nov. 27 Farewell: Thanks for the experiences and your help along the way, The Lincoln Courier

MICHIGAN

Nov. 28 A Girl, a Bird, and a Gardener, Northern Express

NEW JERSEY

Dec. 3 Sitcom history from the year you were born, pdclarion.com

NEW YORK

Dec. 1 Green History Notes: The first woman elected to the US Senate, Hudson Valley 360

NORTH CAROLINA

Nov. 30 Sylvia Gooding Ray, Legacy.com

Dec. 1 Sylvia Ray 'was a force of nature'-- the founder and former executive director of CEED dies at 79, The Fayetteville Observer

OHIO

Dec. 3 History Circle at Way talks 'Reel Injun', Sentinel-Tribune

OKLAHOMA

Nov. 27 Anita Weibel, Muskogee Daily Phoenix

TEXAS

Nov. 29 Your Turn: Nov. 29, San Antonio Express-News

OBITUARIES

Nov. 27 Anita Weibel, Muskogee Daily Phoenix

Nov. 30 Sylvia Gooding Ray, Legacy.com

ERA in the News: NOV 21 - 27, 2020
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#ERAFIRST100DAYS Campaign

Last week we launched a social media campaign for ERA advocates across the nation to strongly urge the incoming presidential administration to include the Equal Rights Amendment in their priorities for their first 100 days in office.

We urge you to join us in asking the Biden-Harris administration to ensure the advancement of the Equal Rights Amendment towards ratification. Join the Alice Paul Institute, the ERA Coalition, and hundreds of pro-ERA organizations across the nation in a campaign to get the Equal Rights Amendment on the agenda for the "First 100 Days" of President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris administration.

Action items you can do today:

  1. Download the social media square featured here and post it to your social media streams with the hashtag #ERAFIRST100DAYS.

  2. Post often on your social media streams about the #ERA and tag @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris to make sure they know you want the ERA to be a priority in their administration.

  3. Get your advocacy network involved! Recruit your friends and family to join in this fight with you.

To learn more about what the Biden-Harris administration is currently prioritizing, click HERE to view their website.


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ERA in the News: NOV 14-20, 2020
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#ERAFIRST100DAYS Campaign

As the incoming presidential administration is choosing their priorities for their first 100 days in office, we urge you to join us in asking the Biden-Harris administration to ensure the advancement of the Equal Rights Amendment towards ratification.

Join the Alice Paul Institute, the ERA Coalition, and hundreds of pro-ERA organizations across the nation in a campaign to get the Equal Rights Amendment on the agenda for the "First 100 Days" of President-Elect Joe Biden and Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris administration.

Action items you can do today:

  1. Download the social media square featured here and post it to your social media streams with the hashtag #ERAFIRST100DAYS.

  2. Post often on your social media streams about the #ERA and tag @JoeBiden and @KamalaHarris to make sure they know you want the ERA to be a priority in their administration.

  3. Recruit your friends and family to join in this fight with you.

To learn more about what the Biden-Harris administration is currently prioritizing, click HERE to view their website.


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NATIONAL

Nov. 13 Seven big takeaways from Michael Moore's 'Open Letter to Joe Biden', GOOD Magazine

Nov. 15 Why Is Margaret Thatcher Always Crying in The Crown, TIME

Nov. 19 Overlooked; A Reflection on Progress and Equality of Women in Architecture, Archinect

STATE NEWS

ALASKA

Nov. 18 Equal Rights Amendment, Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

CALIFORNIA

Nov. 18 Transmissions, Bay Area Reporter

Nov. 19 Kamala Harris: Marching to the Beat of a Different Drum Major, San Francisco Bay Times

CONNECTICUT

Nov. 18 GHS Teachers Lead National Harvard Case Discussion on Democracy, Women's Rights with League of Women Voters, Greenwich Free Press

HAWAII

Nov. 18 The next big job for White women who oppose Trumpism, KITV Honolulu

IOWA

Nov. 16 Activist championed the poor, women, Quad-City Times

MAINE

Nov. 18 Up and down the Kennebec Valley: Notable women, Town Line

NEW YORK

Nov. 13 Woodmere native Freda Heyman, 87, LI Herald

OREGON

Nov. 17 Hughes writes about the life of Julia Butler Hansen, The Daily World

PENNSYLVANIA

Nov. 17 Biden is now tasked with bringing the country together, Southern Chester County Weeklies

Nov. 18 Club news, Bradford Era

UTAH

Nov. 13 More about Biden and the Second Amendment, The Herald Journal

VIRGINIA

Nov. 13 Michael Moore begs Biden to reject the "cowardly center" and adopt progressive values, The Washington Newsday

Nov. 19 Delegate Marcus Simon's Richmond Report, Falls Church News Press

Nov. 20 Letter to the Editor, Nov. 20, Richmond.com

WASHINGTON

Nov. 13 New bio honors 'Little Old Lady in Logging Boots', Chinook Observer

WYOMING

Nov. 13 Finding common ground and reclaiming our country, Rawlinstimes

OBIRTUARIES

Nov. 13 Woodmere native Freda Heyman, 87, LI Herald

Nov. 20 Ruth Miller, Legacy

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ERA in the News: NOV 7 - 13, 2020
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INTERNATIONAL

Nov. 7 Will the fiercely independent Dr Jill Biden revolutionise the office of First Lady?, Telegraph

Nov. 8 What Joe Biden's win really means for women, Yahoo UK

NATIONAL

Nov. 6 16 Shows and Movies To Watch After "The Queen's Gambit", BuzzFeed

Nov. 7 45 Years Ago: Lynda Carter Makes 'Wonder Woman' a TV Icon, Ultimate Classic Rock

Nov. 8 US Presidential Election: Here's What Joe Biden Says on Every Women's Issue, Tyla

Nov. 8 Yes, Our Long National Nightmare is Finally Over, Vogue

Nov. 8 What Can We Expect from the Biden Presidency?, Harpers BAZAAR

Nov. 11 What Women Can Expect from a Biden Presidency: on Health Care, Ms. Magazine

Nov. 11 For Debate: Should the Equal Rights Amendment Be Revived?, National Constitution Center

Nov. 12 Michael Moore implores Biden to reject 'cowardly center,' embrace progressive values, The Hill

Nov. 12 Danai Gurira to portray presidential candidate Shirley Chisholm in new movie, Film-News

STATE NEWS

CALIFORNIA

Nov. 10 Are our elections unfair? Should we fix them? What will work?, Palo Alto Online

COLORADO

Nov. 10 CO PO A Look Back, Colorado Politics

MASSACHUSETTS

Nov. 10 Around Amherst: Tribute banner erected, bog bridges planned, Amherst Bulletin

Nov. 13 Guest columnist Laurie Frankl: A letter to Ruthie, age 9.5. From Mom, Amherst Bulletin

MICHIGAN

Nov. 11 We've always been polarized. So now what?, Southgate News Herald

NORTH CAROLINA

Nov. 9 'About time': Women react to first women, Black person and South Asian elected as Vice President, WWAY

OHIO

Nov. 10 The legacy of Kamala Harris and the white pantsuit, The News Record

PENNSYLVANIA

Nov. 9 Tally & Rally: Beaver County activists celebrate Biden/Harris win, The Beaver County Times

Nov. 9 A Gen-Zer's appeal to the Boomers in DC, Bucks County Courier Times

TEXAS

Nov. 12 Michael Moore to Biden: 'Eliminate the Electoral College', WBAP News

UTAH

Nov. 8 Letter: The D word, Salt Lake Tribune

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ERA in the News: OCT 24- NOV 6, 2020
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INTERNATIONAL

Nov. 4 A century after winning voting rights, US women hold key to White House, Deccan Herald

NATIONAL

Oct. 30 A feminist agenda for the new Senate means equality for all, The Hill

STATES NEWS

CALIFORNIA

Nov. 4 Remembering Helen Tirsell, Livermore's first female mayor, Pleasanton Weekly

Nov. 5 Bay Area political events: ERA update, ACLU battleground report, San Francisco Chronicle

COLORADO

Oct. 30 Letter: What do we have to lose?, Steamboat Pilot and Today

FLORIDA

Nov. 3 Lee County Commission race: Kevin Ruane, Frank Mann, Ray Sandelli pile up big wins, The News-Press

GEORGIA

Nov. 5 A Personal Election Note, Georgia Voice

ILLINOIS

Nov. 3 Connor, Ozinga, Avelar hold leads in state races, The Herald-News

IOWA

Oct. 30 Votes For Women: 100 Years Later, KDSM

LOUISIANA

Nov. 2 Mt. Lebanon Historical Society purchases home of Lavinia Egan: Raising funds for restoration, Minden Press-Herald

MISSOURI

Oct. 30 Republican female Senators are facing a crisis of their own making, KCTV Kansas City

Nov. 3 The next president must help women get back to work, KCTV

NEW YORK

Nov. 2 Viewpoint: Rightwing packing on Supreme Court means ERA more crucial than ever, The Island Now

NORTH CAROLINA

Nov. 2 Veteran attorney: Now is the time for NC to end tuition discrimination against immigrants, The Progressive Pulse

Nov. 3 Meanwhile, in other news... state Court of Appeals delivers a big win to NC consumers, The Progressive Pulse

OHIO

Oct. 31 Burgess: It's time for a change, Chillicothe Gazette

PENNSYLVANIA

Oct. 31 Smucker's war against women, Lancaster Online

TENNESSEE

Oct. 31 Pastors are picking sides in the 2020 election but strike a more neutral tone while leading their churches, Chattanooga Times Free Press

TEXAS

Oct. 31 Anglin: The new 'One Day' a timely reboot, San Antonio Express-News

VIRGINIA

Nov. 2 There Are A Lot Of Rallies Planned in DC This Week. Here's A Rundown, Washingtonian

Nov. 3 A Celebration of Suffrage, Richmond Magazine

 

OBITUARY

Nov. 4 Remembering Helen Tirsell, Livermore's first female mayor, Pleasanton Weekly 

 

OPPOSITION

Nov. 2 Biden Pledges to End Religious Liberty, Patriot Post ***CONTENT WARNING***

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ERA in the News: OCTOBER 17-23, 2020
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NATIONAL

Oct 17 How This Running Group Honored Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Legacy, runnersworld.com

Oct 17 Ford Airport Unveils Statue of President Ford, Dedicates Plaza in His Honor, AviationPros.com

Oct 17 The Cult of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Commentary Magazine

Oct 17 How My Sister Maureen Packed the Supreme Court, Newsmax

Oct 18 What does the ERA look like in modern times?, uscannenbergmedia.com

Oct 19 Dear Sen. Perdue: Kamala Is the Name of Great Americans, Common Dreams

Oct 19 Opinion: Battle to Exclude Undocumented People from Census Exemplifies Trump Agenda: Make …, PoliticusUSA

Oct 20 The answer isn't court-packing. It's legislating., Washington Post

Oct 21 Why Debra Messing Is Done Censoring Herself When it Comes to Talking About Politics, Yahoo Entertainment

Oct 21 Artist Kimberly Berg to be Featured on Close Up Radio, EIN News

Oct 23 Gloria Steinem: From The CIA To 'The World's Most Famous Feminist', Rare.us

STATE NEWS

ARIZONA

Oct 17 Legislative District 26 candidates — Tempe campus, The State Press

Oct 17 Legislative District 24 candidates — Tempe campus, The State Press

FLORIDA

Oct 18 Call to action: Hundreds demonstrate in downtown Fort Myers, 'We are seeing these rights …, The News-Press

Oct 20 Osceola History presents Votes for Women Program, Osceola News-Gazette

Oct 22 Votes for Women, Osceola News-Gazette

GEORGIA

Oct 17 Women Lead the March to the Polls scheduled for Saturday at 2 pm,

Cherokee Tribune Ledger News

ILLINOIS

Oct 19 SMALL SNIPPETS • Rest Now, Justice Bader-Ginsberg, thejournal-news.net

Oct 20 Hundreds Gather In Glenview's Jackman Park For Women's March, Journal & Topics Newspapers Online

Oct 22 Century of suffrage, Illinois Times

IOWA

Oct 21 Decorah hosts March to honor late Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg, Luther College Chips

LOUISIANA

Oct 19 New Orleans Women's March brings 200 people to the polls despite confusion over police escort, NOLA.com

MAINE

Oct 19 Demonstrators gather for women's march in Arcadia, Manistee News Advocate

Oct 20 Stover supports gender equality, Boothbay Register

MICHIGAN

Oct 23 Honor the people who fought for your right to vote, The Daily Telegram

MINNESOTA

Oct 18 St. Cloud Women's March chant: 'Grab America back - vote!", St. Cloud Times

NEW YORK

Oct 21 Handle-Krom Lecture Covers Women's Suffrage in the Hudson Valley, Marist College The Circle

NORTH CAROLINA

Oct 21 Sign the Equal Rights RV if you see it around Asheville, WLOS

OHIO

Oct 17 Michael Reagan: Maureen Reagan would be at home in today's political madness, LimaOhio.com*

OKLAHOMA

Oct 22 'This Land is Herland' program on tap, Tahlequah Daily Press

PENNSYLVANIA

Oct 20 Letter: Time to stop the jokes, Carlisle Sentinel

TEXAS

Oct 22 What's At Stake In 2020? Educator Laura Alcorta Worries Progress Toward Women's Rights Will Be …, KUT

UTAH

Oct 17 'No exceptions, no exclusions, no asterisks': Why these organizations are fighting for the Equal …, Deseret News*

Oct 18 'No exceptions, no exclusions, no asterisks': Why these organizations are fighting for the Equal …, KSL.com*

Oct 19 How Maureen Reagan 'Packed' the Supreme Court, The Independent | SUindependent.com*

Oct 23 Katharine Biele: Utah is no bastion of women's rights, Salt Lake Tribune

Oct 23 More episodes in store for podcast honoring Utah women, Cache Valley Daily

VIRGINIA

Oct 20 Herndon Women's March Focuses On Equity, Voting, Patch.com

WASHINGTON, D.C.

Oct 21 Transgender woman running against anti-LGBTQ Md. congressman, Washington Blade

WYOMING

Oct 18 Evangelical leaders have long talked of conspiracies against God's chosen, Rawlinstimes

* This story appeared in more than one media outlet.

OBITUARIES

Oct 19 Remembering Don Lyon: Pastor and Politician, Newsmax (IL)

OPPOSITION

Oct 18 How Maureen Reagan 'Packed' the Supreme Court, Townhall*




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ERA in the News: OCTOBER 10-16, 2020
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Oct. 9 Reddy-made feminist hero, Morning Star Online

NATIONAL NEWS

Oct. 11 The History of Fasting and Why I am Fasting Right NowBlack Star News  

Oct. 12 9 women leaders on what gender equality means to themMashable

Oct. 12 Barrett must recuse from 2020 election cases, shield Supreme Court from Trump corruptionUSA Today

Oct. 12 The National Woman's Party and the Fight for Women's Rights, Society of Women Engineers

Oct. 13 Equal Rights Amendment Case Denied Supreme Court Hearing for NowBloomberg Law

Oct. 14 From WWII to COVID-19, women have always led through crisesHealio

Oct. 14 Remembering RBG: the woman who changed AmericaThe Boar

Oct. 14 What the rise of Regan tells us about the age of Trump, New Statesman

Oct. 16 'I Have a Lot of Ideas for Amendments.' Playwright Heidi Schreck on Her Hit Play About the ...TIME

STATE NEWS

CALIFORNIA

Oct. 9 Berkeley Talks transcript: Portraits of power: Women of the 116th Congress, UC Berkeley

Oct. 11 Great suffragists in Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Sentinel

Oct. 16 Dedication of Lady Liberty recalls when women could not vote in the United StatesFresno Bee

GEORGIA

Oct. 12 Gender Equality Bus to make stop in Macon41 NBC News

IDAHO

Oct. 10 Harris, Mason talk racism, balancing agriculture and the environment, KPVI News 6

INDIANA

Oct. 16 Bennion shares with GC her politically-storied pastThe Record

MAINE

Oct. 10 Letter to the editor: Carney will be quietly effective District 29 state senator, Press Herald

MINNESOTA

Oct. 12 Minnesota House of Representatives District 30B: Brad KovachECM Publishers

Oct. 12 2020 Election Profile: Cynthia Ansbacher, Dist. 1B, Crookston Times

OKLAHOMA

Oct. 16 Wayne Greene: Just running this idea up the flagpole...,Tulsa World

OREGON

Oct. 14 2020 may be bad, but it did have a predecessorPamplin Media Group

PENNSYLVANIA

Oct. 10 Female skydivers honor the 100th anniversary of women's right to voteWPVI-TV

Oct. 14 Pa. Court Asks if 1985 Ruling Shut Door on Abortion FundingLAW360

Oct. 14 Abortion Providers Argue PA Ban on Using Medicaid Funds For Abortions Is Illegal, 90.5 WESA

SOUTH CAROLINA

Oct. 9 Gender equality bus tour drives through Aiken on Friday, Charleston Post Courier

TEXAS

Oct. 10 Harry Harelik: Woe to those who instill fear in election seasonWaco Tribune-Herald

Oct. 12 Evangelical leaders like Billy Graham and Jerry Falwell Sr. have long talked of conspiracies against God's chosen-those ideas are finding resonance todayBeaumont Enterprise

UTAH

Oct. 14 Citizen Revolt: October 15Salt Lake City Weekly

VIRGINIA

Oct. 16 Amy Coney BarrettRichmond Free Press

Oct. 16 Senior profile: Local resident Judith Knee served at the forefront of the women's movementAlexandria Times

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ERA in the News: OCTOBER 3-9, 2020
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NATIONAL NEWS

Oct. 2 Gloria Steinem: Black Women Drove the Feminist MovementOZY

Oct. 3 Gloria Steinem is having a moment-- so why doesn't she seem more relevant?Forward

Oct. 8 Library of Congress Acquires Archives of the National Woman's Party, The New York Times

STATE NEWS

ARIZONA

Oct. 3 Letter: 2020 ElectionArizona Daily Star

FLORIDA

Oct. 3 Do-over amendment makes petitioning harderTallahassee.com 

ILLINOIS

Oct. 8 Candidate Interviews: NC House District 17, WVIK

IOWA

Oct. 5 Steve Corbin: 2020 is the year of the woman voter, Ames Tribune

Oct. 6 Beth Wessel-Kroeschell, Democrat, Iowa State Daily

MASSACHUSETTS

Oct. 7 Guest columnist Laurie Frankl: A letter to Ruthie, age 9.5. From MomNorth Hampshire Gazette

Oct. 8 Save the Equal Rights Amendment, Boston Review

MICHIGAN

Oct. 6 Free to be me, free to be you, Monroe Evening News

MINNESOTA

Oct. 8 Reader Opinion: Equal Rights under the lawBrainderd Dispatch

MISSOURI

Oct. 3 Movie Review: 'The Glorias'My Courier Tribune

MONTANA

Oct. 2 'We are undeniable': MAM exhibition shows generational fight for women's equality, The Missoulian

Oct. 6 Graybill will fight for your rightsThe Missoulian

Oct. 9 Raph Graybill: 2020 General Election Q&AMTPR

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Oct. 6 York County Senior College presents online Zoom classes, SeaCoastOnline.com

NEW YORK

Oct. 7 Hangar Theatre to stream live show Oct. 16, Ithaca.com

SOUTH CAROLINA

Oct. 6 Today's events for Oct. 6Charleston Post Courier

Oct. 9 Today's events for Oct. 9, Charleston Post Courier

Oct. 9 Senate candidates discuss abortion, health care, other issues also discussedThe Times and Democrat

UTAH

Oct. 2 Utah's candidate for lieutenant governor talk about COVID-19, police reform, abortion and the gender wage gapSalt Lake Tribune

Oct. 3 Letter: Does your representative represent you?, Salt Lake Tribune

Oct. 8 George Pyle: American laws must pass the atheist test, Salt Lake Tribune

VIRGINIA

Oct. 3 THE STROLLER: Hey 'yaw' check out this showMartinsville Bulletin

Oct. 4 THE STROLLER: Spelling out some new words artfully, Martinsville Bulletin

Oct. 5 President Trump is Wrong About Virginia's Gun LawsThe Dogwood

Oct. 6 Opinion: Show Up and Vote Early, No Excuse Required, Alexandria Gazette Packet

OBITUARIES

Oct. 5 A. Fredericka "Freddie" Larsen (1936-2020), Toledo Blade

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ERA in the News: SEPT 26 - OCT 2, 2020
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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

Sept. 28 Mrs AmericaNews 24

NATIONAL NEWS

Sept. 26 What Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court Nomination Means for WomenMedium

Sept. 26 Amy Coney Barrett is a Grave Threat to Women's Rights, Ms. Magazine

Sept. 26 Amy Coney Barret and the Triumph of Phyllis SchlaflyNew York Magazine

Sept. 26 What Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court Nomination Means for Women, Medium

Sept. 28 Fury follows Trump's nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme CourtSalon

Sept. 29 The Daily 202: Trump faces historic gender gap heading into first debateWashington Post

Sept. 29 Feminist icon Helen Reddy, the voice of empowerment anthem 'I Am Woman,' dies at 78USA Today

Oct. 1 The is why the Equal Rights Amendment matters for our economic recovery, Fast Company

Oct. 1 Calling all women: It's time to take our stand together against tyranny and injusticeReligion News Service

STATE NEWS

ARIZONA

Sept. 29 Let's honor justices Ginsburg and O'Connor by passing the ERAArizona Mirror

Sept. 30 Insight: Understanding modern feminism, why it's still necessary, The State Press

CALIFORNIA

Sept. 27 The Observer: A lifetime flourishing in the face of adversityUkiah Daily Journal

FLORIDA

Sept. 25 Ruth Bader Ginsburg passing leads to an uproar in American PoliticsEagle News

ILLINOIS

Sept. 28 Radio debate sheds light on Congressional candidates Kinzinger's, Brzozowski's priorities, LaSalle News Tribune

Oct. 1 Edwards County to showcase in 22nd Annual Conference on Illinois History next weekThe Navigator

LOUISIANA

Sept. 25 Feminist Gloria Steinem on Finding Herself Free Of The 'Demands Of Gender', WWNO

MAINE

Sept. 25 Ruth Bader Ginsburg gives us the inspiration to forge ahead in fight for equalityBangor Daily News

MARYLAND

Sept. 30 One Delmarva: 100 Years Since Women's SuffrageWRDE

MASSACHUSETTS 

Sept. 26 Feminist icon Gloria Steinem gets biopic treatment, Boston Herald

Sept. 30 Unleash the power of the Black voteBay State Banner  

MICHIGAN

Sept. 25 Gloria Steinem asks what would RBG do, talks about movie and life, 'The Glorias', Detroit Free Press

MINNESOTA

Sept. 29 Review: A smart portrait of a living legend in 'The Glorias', Minneapolis Star Tribune

NEW YORK

Sept. 27 Amy Coney Barret and the threat to women's rightsNew York Daily News 

NORTH CAROLINA

Sept. 28 Black Actors Shine at the 2020 Emmy Awards, A&T Register

VIRGINIA

Sept. 25 Equality under the lawMartinsburg Journal

Oct. 1 THE STROLLER: Plenty of fair bargains comingMartinsville Bulletin

WEST VIRGINIA

Oct. 1 Ellen Allen: Helen Reddy, RBG and growing up in WVCharleston Gazette-Mail

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ERA in the News: SEPTEMBER 19-25, 2020
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NATIONAL NEWS

Sept. 18 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leaves legacy as champion of women's rights, CBS News

Sept. 18 Ruth Bader Ginsburg had a vision for America. Her colleagues thwarted it. The Washington Post

Sept. 18 Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Women's Advocate at High Court, Dies at 87Bloomberg Tax

Sept. 18 Ruth Bader Ginsburg's Legacy Doesn't Start With the Supreme CourtYahoo News

Sept. 18 Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Women's Advocate at High Court,Dies at 87Bloomberg Environment

Sept. 18 Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Great EqualizerThe New Yorker

Sept. 19 High court loses leading advocate for equality, immigrationPolitico

Sept. 19 Ruth Bader Ginsburg Changed the WorldSlate

Sept. 19 Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at 87, CNBC

Sept. 20 Uzo Aduba Says 'Let's Change the World' While Accepting Emmy for 'Mrs. America'Entertainment Tonight

Sept. 20 The Best Limited Series of 2020, From Emmy Nominated Hits To The Biggest SnubsRefinery 29

Sept. 21 A Republican president. A liberal justice. Their memorials show how united America really is.Washington Post

Sept. 21 Uzo Aduba Paid Tribute to Ruth Bader Ginsburg After Her Emmy Win for 'Mrs. America'Showbiz Cheat Sheet

Sept. 23 Amicus, More Perfect, and 7 More Podcasts Worth TryingVulture

Sept. 24 If the Republican Party is the party of Trump, what does it stand for?, Washington Post

Sept. 24 I Don't Know Where This Ends. But I Cannot Stop Panicking About NovemberNew York Magazine

STATE NEWS

CALIFORNIA

Sept. 22 Councilmember McAustin: Pass ERA to Honor Justice Ginsburg, Pasadena Now

GEORGIA

Sept. 22 Readers WriteAtlanta Journal Constitution

INDIANA

Sept. 23 Birch Bayh's bid to end Electoral College recalled at IU McKinney lectureIndiana Lawyer

IOWA

Sept. 20 Ginsburg had impact on Iowans from afar via lettersKCRG

Sept. 22 Year of the Woman: A legend in her own rightThe Audubon County Advocate Journal

MAINE

Sept. 21 Ginsburg remembered, heralded at Augusta Vigil, The Bethel Citizen

MINNESOTA

Sept. 19 A rapper, an elevator, and a camel: the stories Ginsburg told, Minneapolis Star Tribune

Sept. 21 Voting cheat sheet: Get to know 20 people running for the Legislature in and around St. CloudSt. Cloud Times

NEVADA

Sept. 21 Looking to Nevada's futureReno Gazette-Journal

NEW YORK

Sept. 18 MANH Lawmakers on the Move, Sept. 18, 2020New York County Politics

Sept. 21 Julie Suk's "We The Women: The Unstoppable Mothers Of The Equal Rights Amendment" and RBGWAMC

Sept. 22 Famous feminists from NYCity & State

Sept. 23 I On Politics, Western Queens Gazette

Sept. 24 Gloria Steinem: Vote soon and aid others in votingTimes Herald-Record

OHIO

Sept. 18 Ginsburg told UT audience that sex discrimination was not subtle, Toledo Blade

Sept. 18 Ruth Bader Ginsburg: Second woman on Supreme Court had been nation's leading litigator for women's rightsMassillon Independent

Sept. 21 Constitution Week, Urbana Daily Citizen

OKLAHOMA

Sept. 23 Right Thinking: Justice Ginsburg merits prominent place in history, Journal Record

PENNSYLVANIA

Sept. 20 Cate Blanchett discusses eye-opening role of Phyllis Schlafly ahead of EmmysWPVI-TV

Sept. 23 Notorious RBG: Protector of Freedom And Equality, Patch Philadelphia

Sept. 24 With Roe v. Wade in jeopardy, how Pa. can protect reproductive rights, The Philadelphia Inquirer

SOUTH CAROLINA

Sept. 20 Vigil held at SC Statehouse for Ruth Bader GinsburgWLTX

TENNESSEE

Sept. 19 A rapper, an elevator, and a camel: the stories Ginsburg told Fox 13 Memphis

TEXAS

Sept. 19 Trump's Supreme Court nominee list includes 3 Texans, Austin American-Statesman

Sept. 23 Virtual panel held to discuss suffrage, Black women's suffrage and voter suppressionThe Baylor Lariat

VIRGINIA

Sept. 19 Northern Virginia lawmakers pay tribute to Ruth Bader GinsburgInside NoVa

Sept. 19 Virginia female lawyers, lawmakers remember Ruth Bader GinsburgWKTR

Sept. 19 Local leaders react to the passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader GinsburgWCYB

Sept. 21 Remembering RBGVirginia Business Magazine

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NATIONAL

Sept. 11 Gloria Steinem Takes Questions From 25 Formidable Friends and Fans, Interview

Sept. 12 Chasten Buttigieg's new book is a frank discussion of grouwing up gay in middle America, LGBTQ Nation

Sept. 15 Where Do Your Candidates Stand on the Equal Rights Amendment? Here's Where to Find Out, Ms. Magazine

Sept. 17 Constitution Day- Time for ERA!, Ms. Magazine

Sept. 17 The Trump Administration Is Pushing To Make It Harder For Trans People To Seek Shelter, The Appeal

STATES NEWS

CALIFORNIA

Sept. 11 'I Am Woman' gives Helen Reddy another moment to sing in the sunshine, KJM Now

Sept. 17 Constitution Day 2020: The Unfinished Work of Suffrage, San Francisco State University

Sept. 17 Suffragists fought for all women, New Times

INDIANA

Sept. 15 Editorial Roundup, Journal Review

MICHIGAN

Sept. 14 Caitlin Taylor: Ways to honor suffrage leader's legacy, Monroe Evening News

NEVADA

Sept. 16 Attorneys General, including Nevada's Ford, sue over ERA, Nevada Appeal

NEW JERSEY

Sept. 14 Alice Paul Institute looking for new executive director, South Jersey Local News

Sept. 15 Stockton hosts legal scholar, author on Constitution Day, Press of Atlantic City

Sept. 15 SOUTH JERSEY NOW, Press of Atlantic City

NEW YORK

Sept. 11 RIT celebrates 100 years of women's right to vote with yearlong program, RIT University News Services

Sept. 18 Panel Discussion on The Equal Rights Amendment, Columbia Law School

NORTH CAROLINA

Sept. 15 The 2020 election in Buncombe County, AVL Today

OHIO

Sept. 11 'I Am Woman' biopic shows enduring power of singer's feminist roar, The Columbus Dispatch

UTAH

Sept. 11 Rep. Curtis answers Moabites, Moab Sun News

VIRGINIA

Sept. 12 Foy: Donald Trump doesn't understand service, a visit from the Vice President doesn't change that, Roanoke Times

Sept. 14 How Virginia Made Voting Easier and Fairer, American Prospect

Sept. 17 Jennifer Carroll Foy: It's Constitution Day; Let's Honor this Sacred Document by Upholding its Ideals, Blue Virginia

WISCONSIN

Sept. 12 Women's suffrage exhibit coming to Manitowoc Historical Society, Herald Times Reporter 

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NATIONAL

Sept. 4 From the Vaults: The opposite of binge-watching, Washington Blade

Sept. 4 Julianne Moore and Alicia Vikander channel feminist icon Gloria Steinem in biopic The Glorias, Daily Mail

Sept. 7 Another underappreciated part of the USPS? It's exceptional design, Fast Company

Sept. 8 Alliance for Girls Investigates COVID's Impact on Diverse CA Girls, Philanthropy Women

Sept. 9 Gloria Steinem Is Nowhere Near Done With Being an Activist, The New York TImes  

Sept. 9 Exclusive: Director Unjoo Moon, Stars Tilda Cobham-Hervey & Danielle Macdonald Discuss 'I Am Woman,' The Knockturnal

Sept. 10 AFI Alum Unjoo Moon on Directing the New Helen Reddy Biopic I AM WOMAN, AFI.com

ILLINOIS

Sept. 7 Michelle Fadeley, Illinois House 37th District Democratic nominee profile, Chicago Sun-Times

KANSAS

Sept. 9 "Audacity: The March to Women's Rights," Kansas City Kansas Community College Art Gallery, KC Studio

KENTUCKY

Sept. 6 Book review: ' Reaganland', Bowling Green Daily News

MARYLAND

Sept. 9 11 female voices, from age 13 to 110, on why the vote matters, Baltimore Sun

MASSACHUSETTS

Sept. 8 Watertown Library, Historical Society Women's Suffrage Events, Patch Watertown

Sept. 10 Virtual lecture on 'Women's Rights after the 19th Amendment,' Community Advocate

Sept. 10 FILM REVIEW: Helen Reddy biopic purrs when it should roar, Milford Daily News 

MICHIGAN

Sept. 10 Helen Reddy biopic "I Am Woman" roars onto screens, The Oakland Press

NEBRASKA

Sept. 5 Today in history: Sept. 5, York News-Times

NEW JERSEY

Sept. 10 New Jersey NOW 2020 Virtual State Conference, InsiderNJ

NEW MEXICO

Sept. 5 Civil Rights advocate Frances Williams recalls fight for Equal Rights Amendment, Las Cruces Sun-News

NEW YORK

Sept. 5 Committee Honors Women's Rights Leader, Jamestown Post Journal

Sept. 8 A sign of the times: NOW organizing a Buffalo-area chapter, WBFO

Sept. 8 New Historical Marker Honors Local and National Suffrage Leader, WRFA Jamestown

OHIO

Sept. 5 Orchids and onions, Warren Tribune Chronicle

OKLAHOMA

Sept. 8 The home stretch: A perpetual tourist's last semester in Oklahoma, NonDoc

SOUTH CAROLINA

Sept. 7 Women gathered in North Charleston for 'The Million Women's March of South Carolina,' ABC News 4

TEXAS

Sept. 4 Andy Eads: Legacy of women elected leaders strong in Denton County, Denton Record Chronicle

VIRGINIA

Sept. 5 Video: Unhinged Ad by VA State Sen. Bryce Reeves, Blue Virginia

WASHINGTON

Sept. 10 Guns are protected; fight for what we need, GoSkagit.com

WISCONSIN

Sept. 6 Candidate Q7A: 5th Congressional District, Journal Times

OBITUARY

Sept. 10 Margaret Savage | 1936-2020, Journal of the San Juan Islands

Sept. 10 Nikki Warren Seeler (August 27, 1927-September 7th 2020), Lake Expo

Sept. 10 Obituary: Dian Patricia Kendrick, 1938-2019, Seven Days

OPPOSITION

Sept. 4 Opinion: How Conservative Evangelicals Got Where They  Are Politically, and What To Do, Reform Austin

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NATIONAL

Aug. 29 Margo Martindale talks getting into character for her Emmy-nominated Mrs. America role, EW

Sept. 2 Inside the Fall Issue of Ms., Ms. Magazine

Sept. 2 'The Glorias' Trailer Spotlights Gloria Steinem's Fight for Women's Rights, Yahoo

Sept. 3 2020 Is The Year Of The Woman Donor: Campaign Contributions Surge, NPR

Sept. 3 Constitutionalizing Equality: The Equal Rights Amendment as a Catalyst for Change, Council on Foreign Relations

Sept. 3 Equal Rights Amendment Can't Wait in Time of COVID, Philanthropy Women

STATE NEWS

 CALIFORNIA

Aug. 28 'We Have Come Far, But Not Far Enough': California Women Reflect on 100 Years of Voting, KQED

ILLINOIS

Sept. 3 'The Glorias' trailer spotlights Gloria Steinem's fight for women's rights, Chicago Tribune

IOWA

Sept. 4 Corbin: The trilogy of women's rights and the ongoing fight for them, NWest Iowa

KANSAS

Aug. 28 NOW is the time, Great Bend Tribune

MARYLAND

Aug. 28 UMD law school professor discusses her new book on the Nineteenth Amendment, Maryland Reporter

Aug. 30 Celebrating my suffragist grandmother and a century of the right to vote, Baltimore Sun

Aug. 31 UMD Law School Professor Discusses Her New Book, The Southern Maryland Chronicle

MASSACHUSETTS 

Aug. 28 Poll Power: Women's Suffrage Celebrates 100 Years, with Caveats, Jamaica Plain Gazette

Sept. 2 Westborough Public Library to hosty 19th Amendment lecture, Wicked Local Westborough

Sept. 2 Red. White and Blue Goes Purple, White and Gold to Celebrate Women's Suffrage, Charlestown Patriot Bridge

Sept. 4 Poll Power: Women's Suffrage Celebrates 100 Years, With Caveats, Mission Hill Gazette

MICHIGAN

Sept. 4 Meg Fedorowicz: What happened to the Equal Rights Amendment, The Daily Telegram

MINNESOTA

Sept. 1 LETTER: Let's pass the Equal Rights Amendment in Minnesota, ECM Publishers

Sept. 2 Edina celebrates women's suffrage, Sun Current

MISSISSIPPI

Aug. 31 GUEST VIEW: We have to learn to do the work of change, Meridian Star

MONTANA

Sept. 1 Elect champions for equal rights, The Missoulian

NEW YORK

Aug. 29 Up close and personal: SF student meets First Lady after drawing picked for suffrage exhibit, Finger Lakes Times

PENNSYLVANIA

Sept. 2 'Reaganland' explores how 'the Gipper' changed American politics, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

TENNESSEE

Aug. 28 Women of Influence: Shruit Sharma, Ingram Content Group, Nashville Business Journal

Aug. 29 From 'votes for women' sashes to pusshats, fashion makes political states, Knoxville News Sentinel

Sept. 1 Opinion | Roger K. Lyons: To what, as Americans, are we dedicated?, The Southern

TEXAS

Aug. 29 Let's give women's equal rights the anniversary present that it deserves, Herald Zeitung

Sept. 2 Guest column: A century of women's suffrage, Flower Mound Leader

VERMONT

Sept. 2 What women bring to the table, The Commons

VIRGINIA

Aug. 29 Heidi Sieck, Co-Founder/CEO of #VoteProChoice: Jennifer Carroll Foy is the best choice, Blue Virginia

Sept. 1 Legal scholar and author discusses Women's Equality Day, WJLA

WASHINGTON

Aug. 28 Women's vote: Enact the ERA to finish the job, Seattle Times

WYOMING

Aug. 30 Jenkins: A hundred years later, the fight continues, Casper Star-Tribune Online

OPPOSITION

Sept. 1 Drive to adopt Equal Rights Amendment tainted by backers' pro-abortion stance, Cleveland.com

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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

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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

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The Alice Paul Institute has launched a fun and timely voter inspiration campaign. API is inviting creative entries for the “I Vote for Equality” T-Shirt Design Contest." This exciting contest is part of our campaign to inspire voters to elect candidates, at all levels of government across America, who support equality for all people, regardless of gender, race, religion, sexuality, or any other category used to deny individuals equality.

The “I Vote for Equality” campaign supports our continued work to ensure that all voters have full and unfettered access to voting on Election Day 2020, and every election in the future. This campaign is designed to raise voter awareness across our networks while also raising important dollars to support our civic engagement efforts.

To get people in the spirit of voting, the winning design will be chosen through a public online voting process! And the chosen t-shirt will be available to purchase and wear on Election Day 2020.

The deadline for design submissions is September 7, 2020. Click the button below to learn more about submitting your creative designs for this competition.

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INTERNATIONAL

Aug. 20 Susan B. Anthony Museum RejectsTrump Pardon, Tells How He Can Really Honor Her, Huffpost Canada

NATIONAL

Aug. 18 Equal Rights Amendment: Will women ever have equal rights under federal law?, USA Today

Aug. 18 Advocates plan birthday gift for the 19th Amendment: ERA, Washington Post

Aug. 18 The Final Push for the ERA, Ms. Magazine

Aug. 19 Attorneys General Seek Summary Judgement in ERA Lawsuit, The New York Times

Aug. 20 Susan B. Anthony Museum Rejects Donald Trump's Pardon Of Namesake Women's Rights Activist, Deadline

STATE NEWS

ARIZONA

Aug. 14 Arizona stymied in taking 'next logical step' toward equality, Arizona Capitol Times

CALIFORNIA

Aug. 15 Alice Paul: Author of the Equal Rights Amendment 1885-1977, Berkeley Daily Planet

Aug. 17 Opinion: Fight for Equal Rights Continues 100 Years After the 19th Amendment, Times of San Diego

Aug. 18 Editorial: 100 years after winning the right to vote women are still fighting for political equality, Los Angeles Times

Aug. 18 19th Amendment: 100 year anniversary of women's right to vote, Action News Now

FLORIDA

Aug. 14 VISUAL VIEWPOINT: EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT, Daytona Times

Aug. 16 'It's in our DNA:' Why Black women are an electoral force in Florida, Tampa Bay Times

Aug. 17 Women's suffrage 100 years later Since Women Gained Right to Vote, VOA Learning English

Aug. 20 Part 3: 100 Years With the Right to Vote, Problems We Face Today, Bay News 9

Aug. 21 Flowers for Shirley Chisholm, Gainesville Sun
GEORGIA

Aug. 16 The 19th Amendment as a milestone, MDJ Online

ILLINOIS

Aug. 20 State AGs urge ERA's certification, Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

INDIANA

Aug. 14 1923:P Activists introduce Equal Rights Amendment, Kokomo Perspective

Aug. 14 Remembering the Indiana Women Behind the ERA, Indianapolis Monthly

KENTUCKY

Aug. 19 Unfinished Business-the right to vote for all, Forward Kentucky

MAINE

Aug. 17 Women's Rights leader to give book talk , Courier-Gazette & Camden Herald

MASSACHUSETTS

Aug. 15 Heeding mom, Tennessee lawmaker helped women gain the vote, Boston 25 News

Aug. 15 Women celebrating voting rights, Glens Falls Post-Star

Aug. 19 Poll Power: Women's Suffrage Celebrates 100 Years, With Caveats, Charleston Patriot-Bridge

MICHIGAN

Aug. 21 County Legislature Highlights, Lansing Star

MONTANA

Aug. 18 Helena group celebrates 100th anniversary of 19th Amendment, Helena Independent Record

NORTH CAROLINA

Aug. 17 How Women Have Shaped Politics Over the Last Century, The Dispatch

OKLAHOMA

Aug. 19 Advocates plan birthday gift for the 19th Amendment: The ERA, Journal Record

PENNSYLVANIA

Aug. 20 Berks County woman bringing history of suffrage movement to life, WPVI-TV

SOUTH CAROLINA

Aug. 20 100 years of suffrage: After the vote, comes an era of 'firsts', U of SC

TENNESSEE

Aug. 15 Heeding mom, Tennessee lawmaker helped women gain the vote, FOX 13 Memphis

Aug. 16 Heeding mom, McCinn County lawmaker helped women gain the vote, WTVC

Aug. 16 Ten women who changed the course of US politics, The Commercial Appeal

Aug. 18 Our Day: The Equal Rights Amendment, UT Daily Beacon

TEXAS

Aug. 17 Texas history: Tales of a famous Texas feminist, Liz Carpenter, Stephenville Empire-Tribune

UTAH

Aug. 16 Macy Pingree: A centennial reflection on women's rights, Salt Lake Tribune

Aug. 20 Letter: Utah should pass the ERA, Salt Lake Tribune

VIRGINIA

Aug. 14 A fresh look at the Equal Rights Amendment, Fox 5 DC

Aug. 18 Advocates Plan Birthday Gift for 19th Amendment: Passage of ERA, NBC4 Washington

Aug. 19 Documentary highlights Va. role in women's suffrage in 19th Amendment's Centennial Year, The Commonwealth Times

Aug. 20 Attorneys General Seek Summary Judgement in ERA Lawsuit, NBC 4 Washington 

WISCONSIN

Aug. 19 Beaver Dam remembers the women who paved the way, Beaver Dam Daily Citizen

OBITUARY

Aug. 19 Slade Gorton, Who Was Voted Out of Senate and Then Back In, Dies at 92, The New York Times

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INTERNATIONAL

Aug. 10 From anti-maskers to 5G conspiracists, the sovereign citizen movement is a broad tent, The Canberra Times

NATIONAL

Aug. 7 The ERA Is Queer, and It's in Joe Biden's 'Agenda For Women', Advocate

Aug. 7 The loudest voices against women's suffrage were women too, CNN

Aug. 7 Emmys' Limited-Series Race Dominated by Feminist Stores, Hollywood Reporter

Aug. 9  A mother's letter, a son's choice, and the increidble moment women won the vote, Washington Post

Aug. 9 Thousands of women fought against the right to vote. Their reasons still resonate today, Washington Post

Aug. 10 ONLINE: The ERA Today, Isthmus

Aug. 11 US Court Skirmishes Over Deadline's Validity Leave ERA in Limbo, Just Security

Aug. 11 Transgender Americans are still waiting for legal equality, Newsday

Aug. 11 Today on FB Live: Julie C. Suk on the History and Future of the ERA, BookTrib

Aug. 11 Kamala Harris Is the Third Woman to Run as a Vice Presidential Candidate for a Major US Party, Time

Aug. 13 Maine Governor Janet Mills, women's rights activists among state's most influential women, USA Today

Aug. 13 Arrested and tortured, the Silent Sentinels suffered for suffrage, National Geographic

Aug. 14 Whitney Houston, Meryl Streep and Queen Latifah among inspiring women from New Jersey, USA Today 

STATE NEWS

ALABAMA

Aug. 7 Review: Mrs. America, Redbrick

CALIFORNIA

Aug. 9 Op-Ed: Now, as in the 1970s, it's men, not women, who will defeat the Equal Rights Amendment, Los Angeles Times

COLORADO

Aug. 9 Betty Health: I'm politically fatigued, but I'll still vote, Longmont Times-Call

FLORIDA

Aug. 8 Healing our divisions, Sarasota Herald-Tribune

INDIANA

Aug. 14 Whitney Houston, Meryl Streep and Queen Latifah among inspiring women from New Jersey, Journal & Courier 

IOWA

Aug. 7 The trilogy of women's rights, Cedar Valley Daily Times

MAINE

Aug. 13 Maine Governor Janet Mills, women's rights activists among state's most influential women, Gannett New England

MARYLAND

Aug. 13 Women continue to fight for equality, Maryland Daily Record

MASSACHUSETTS

Aug. 8 Column: Let's ensure there really is equal justice under the law, Milford Daily News

Aug. 10 Constitutional-Standing-Equal Rights Amendment, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

Aug. 12 Shirley's Hazel MacKaye was a key figure in women's suffrage movement, Sentinel & Enterprise

Aug. 12 13-year-old to McConnell: The ERA is long overdue, GazetteNET

MICHIGAN

Aug. 14 GM CEO Mary Barra, singers Diana Ross and Aretha Franklin among inspiring women from Michigan, Detroit Free Press

MINNESOTA

Aug. 10 Not asking for rights, demanding them: The National Woman's Party in Minnesota's more radical approach to suffrage, Minnesota Post

MONTANA

Aug. 9 Equal Rights Amendment: It's time, Helena Independent Record

Aug. 13 MHS unveils historic letters for anniversary of 19th Amendment, Helena Independent Record

NEVADA

Aug. 13 Famed Washoe basket weaver among Nevada's Influential Women of the Century, USA Today

NEW JERSEY

Aug. 10 The Lifelong Activism of Suffragist Alice Paul, New Jersey Monthly

Aug. 14 Whitney Houston, Meryl Streep and Queen Latifah among inspiring women from New Jersey, Gannett  

OKLAHOMA

Aug. 8 This Land is Herland Programs to Examine Oklahoma Women's Activism from 1870s-2010s Woodward News

SOUTH CAROLINA

Aug. 12 Sheila Haney writes book about League of Women Voters in South Carolina, SC Now

Aug. 13 Commentary: Keep the light on inequality between men and women, Charleston Post Courier

UTAH

Aug. 12 Gubernatorial candidate challenges lawmakers to ratify ERA, Cache Valley Daily

VIRGINIA

Aug. 7 3 binge-worthy TV shows you need to stream immediately, Metro Weekly

Aug. 11 Vienna exhibition looks back, forward on women's rights, Inside NoVa

Aug. 12 'These Things Can Be Done', Richmond Magazine

OBITUARY

Aug. 9 Alta Bragg, Leader-Telegram

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NATIONAL

July 31 How Women's Suffrage Changed America Far Beyond the Ballot Box, Wall Street Journal

July 31 You've Seen 'Mrs. America' --Now Hear the Real Story, Law.com

July 31 How White Nationalists Weaponize Motherhood, The Cut

Aug. 4 The spread of COVID-19 in the South shows the risks of anti-intellectualism, Washington Post

Aug. 7 Can a Latina Girl Dream of Being President of the United States?, The New York Times

STATES

ARIZONA

Aug. 5 Q&A: Janice Friebaum talks history, suffrage, and the importance of voting, Jewish News of Greater Phoenix

CALIFORNIA

Aug. 5 Liberal policies, like California's, keep blue-state residents living longer, study finds, The Mercury News

Aug. 5 Do peaceful protests do any good? How about the more violent ones?, Palo Alto Online

FLORIDA

Aug. 1 How limited series actress became TV's fiercest Emmy category, Sun Port Charlotte

GEORGIA

Aug. 2 OPINION, Megan Botel: Women's suffrage history undercut no longer, Savannah Morning News

IOWA

Aug. 5 Corbin: Fight for women's rights is hard won and not done, Mason City Globe Gazette

MASSACHUSETTS 

Aug. 6 Equal Rights Amendment Lawsuit Thrown Out by US Judge in Boston, Bloomberg Law

Aug. 8 Mass. ERA ratification lawsuit dismissed, Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

MICHIGAN

Aug. 6 Jacques: Biden's 'women agenda' falls flat, The Detroit News

MONTANA

Aug. 4 Passage of Equal Rights Amendment long overdue, fThe Bozeman Daily Chronicle

NEW JERSEY

Aug. 2 Will Republican women, men stand against misogyny?, NJ.com

NEW MEXICO

July 31 Academy for Learning in Retirement schedules fall series online, Las Cruces Bulletin

NORTH DAKOTA

Aug. 5 Mike Jacobs: A growing split in the state's dominant party, Inforum

PENNSYLVANIA

July 31 How to watch the most talked about 2020 Emmy-nominated shows, Philly Voice

Aug. 3 Alice Paul, WHYY

SOUTH CAROLINA

Aug. 4 SC State Museum celebrates 100th anniversary of 19th Amendment with exhibit, ABC News 4

Aug. 4 Letters to the Editor: Seniors in nursing homes need visitors even during pandemic, Charleston Post Courier

Aug. 6 100 years of suffrage, U of SC 

VIRGINIA

Aug. 5 Running for governor: Jennifer McClellan wants to hear your perspective, C-Ville Weekly

OPPOSITION

July 31 Joe Biden's Costly, Radical Race and Gender Agenda, National Review

Aug. 1 Mrs America's 'catfight theory' is denounced for trivialising women, The Times

Aug. 7 The Week, National Review

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ERA in the News: JULY 25-31, 2020

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INTERNATIONAL

July 24 LETTER: Ameliorating the blight of racism, Chilliwack Progress

July 25 Mrs. America: Come for the Politics, Stay for the Costumes, MSN UK

July 27 Emmy Nominations 2020 Predictions, International Business Times

NATIONAL

July 25 Jesus and John Wayne exposes militant masculinity in the age of Trump, Baptist News Global

July 25 For All Mankind introduces its own space force in first season 2 teaser, The A.V. Club

July 26 Feminist Activist Bella Abzug Paved the Way for Women Politicians, Teen Vogue

July 26 Why it is time to change our profession for the better, Vet Candy

July 26 Rebecca Seawright Was Walking to Re-Election. Now She's Fighting to Get on the Ballot, Wall Street Journal

July 26 Renewable Roundup: Whatever it is, it's time, Red, Green, and Blu

July 28 Sen. Mike Lee attacks NCAA President for supporting trans athletes, Outsports

July 28 With His 'Women's Agenda,' Joe Biden Acknowledges That Most Issues Are in Fact Women's Issues, Glamour

July 28 Crime and Mystery Authors Fight Voter Suppression, Benzinga

July 28 Mrs America's Uzo Aduba: 'It's Worth Examining the Shortcomings of our Feminist Heroes', TechToday19

July 28What the 'Wall Of Moms' Protests Say About Motherhood, Race In America, NPR

July 30 'Where are the women?': The centennial of the 19th Amendment and rewriting women's history, USA Today

July 30 Dadding Through The Revolution, The Good Men  

July 31 Amara J. Brady, Julie Pinero, and Azza Fatima Invite You Into Their Artistic Process Playbill

STATE NEWS

ALABAMA

July 29 Television's fiercest category, Opelika Auburn News

CALIFORNIA

July 24 Director Amma Asante Discusses Hulu Series "Mrs. America", PBS SoCal

July 28 Emmys 2020, Los Angeles Times

July 29 Emmys 2020: How the women of 'Mrs America' celebrated their nominations, Los Angeles Times  

July 30 Steinem and Smeal: Why "Mrs. America" is bad for American women, Los Angeles Times

IOWA

July 26 Letter: McCombie's record, Quad City Times

July 30 LETTER: Support Equal Rights Amendment, Sioux City Journal

MAINE

July 26 Maine Suffrage Centennial: Women's fight for equal rights continues today, Press Herald

July 31 Magnan for Maine House, The Ellsworth American

MASSACHUSETTS 

July 30 A century later, the women's suffrage movement offers a timely lesson on how to win through escalation, Waging Nonviolence

MICHIGAN

July 28 11 surprise Emmy nominees could steal the awards show, Detroit Free Press

MINNESOTA

July 28 Mrs. America Merges Historical Spectacle with Intimate Drama, Twin Cities Geek

July 29 House candidate pledges to be a leader, Monticello Times

MONTANA

July 29 A history of the Equal Rights Amendment, Helena Independent Record

NEW JERSEY

July 27 COMMENTARY: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the female political voice, New Jersey Hills

PENNSYLVANIA

July 29 Emmys 2020: Netflix scores record 160 nominations, The Times Herald

SOUTH DAKOTA

July 24 30 years of Americans with Disabilities Act, Brookings Register

TENNESSEE

July 29 'Watchmen,' HBO's dystopian epic, leads pack of nominees for 72nd Emmy Awards, WRCB-TV

VIRGINIA

July 28 Exhibit to celebrate roles women in Amherst have played for past century, Lynchburg News and Advance

June 28 Opinion: Ambition to serve should be honored in everyone, not just men, Inside NoVa

July 31 Fairfax supervisors salute suffrage, but not without a brief tussle, Inside NoVa

WISCONSIN

July 28 Menomonie celebrates 100th anniversary of women's suffrage, Chippewa Herald

July 30 Events to be held celebrating 100 years of the 19th Amendment, Chippewa Herald

OPPOSITION

July 24 Mrs America and the myth of the American left, TheArticle

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