"Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex." That's all the Equal Rights Amendment says. No mention even of women. Just 24 ...

On March 22, 1972, the U.S. Senate passed the Equal Rights Amendment, sending the measure to the states for ratification in order for it to become a part of the U.S. Constitution, the ultimate law of ...

Gloria Steinem, a fearless writer and organizer who pioneered the reproductive freedom movement, passed away Sept. 2. In 1970, Steinem testified before the United States Senate advocating for an Equal ...

Young supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment join lawmakers and activists to call for the removal of the deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, during a news conference at the ...

Inspired by the 1916 suffrage road trip that helped win women the vote, activists behind Driving the Vote for Equality are traveling across the country in the restored Golden Flyer II to build support ...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In a historic milestone for the nation, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has been officially recognized as the 28th Amendment to the United States ...

WLP staff and volunteers outside the Supreme Court during oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson, Dec. 1, 2021. (Women’s Law Project / Facebook) In January 2024, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that ...

Supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment won’t be getting any help from the new head of the U.S. Archives, who says he won’t be the one to declare it officially a part of the Constitution. Bradford ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- President Joe Biden before his departure from office declared that the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which provides that “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or ...

Before leaving office, former President Joe Biden declared the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) “the law of the land.” The 28 th Amendment, which declares that “Equality of rights under the law shall not ...