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The Villager – Equal Rights Amendment ratification push continues at Hunter College forum in Manhattan

The Villager – Equal Rights Amendment ratification push continues at Hunter College forum in Manhattan

The decades-long push to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in the U.S. Constitution continued in Manhattan Monday.

Former East Side Congress Member Carolyn Maloney joined Gloria Johnson, Tennessee U.S. Senate candidate and member of the “Tennessee Three,” as well as several feminist advocates, journalists and a constitutional law expert to discuss the ongoing fight for the proposed amendment.

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The White House – A Proclamation on Women’s Equality Day, 2023

The White House – A Proclamation on Women’s Equality Day, 2023

May we be a Nation worthy of the abilities and ambitions of our women and girls. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim August 26, 2023, as Women’s Equality Day.

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Queens Gazette – ‘Mayors For The ERA’ Gets Boost In Richmond

Queens Gazette – ‘Mayors For The ERA’ Gets Boost In Richmond

During a news conference at this year’s Women’s Po­litical Caucus Convention, Harrisonburg Mayor Deanna Reed and Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney became the sec­ond and third members of a newly organized women’s rights initiative Mayors for the ERA with their signing of the Sign4ERA petition.

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