Wrong. The majority of Americans believe that women have equal rights. Remember the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), women’s lib, and all that. Most believe the ERA is in our constitution, but unfortunately, it’s not.
Please allow me to summarize what happened…Alice Paul wrote the ERA in 1923. Ms. Paul was an incredible suffragist leader and founder of the National Woman’s Party. These incredibly strong, courageous women felt that the ERA was the next logical step since they won the right to vote, the 19th Amendment.
The ERA was introduced into every session of Congress between 1923 and 1972. It was then passed and sent to the states for ratification. The ERA passed but it was never ratified. America, just 37 years ago, was only able to get 35 states to ratify the amendment (we need 38 to ratify the amendment). It is now 2009 and we still cannot get the ERA ratified. How can this be? We only need three of fifteen states to ratify (and of course one of them is Missouri). Shame on these fifteen states.
So, I ask…what is the problem America? Why is it that American women do not have equal rights in the constitution? We need this amendment, to preserve the rights we have fought so hard to obtain and to not lose them. Let’s get this ratified! I wrote my state legislators and the incredible Senator Claire McCaskill so that they all know what my thoughts are on this. For more information, check out these links and write your state legislators as well.
The National Council of Women’s Organization has formed an ERA Task Force, that links to a great website, hosted by the NCWA and the Alice Paul Institute, summarizing the situation and what we need to do to make a change.
Please allow me to summarize what happened…Alice Paul wrote the ERA in 1923. Ms. Paul was an incredible suffragist leader and founder of the National Woman’s Party. These incredibly strong, courageous women felt that the ERA was the next logical step since they won the right to vote, the 19th Amendment.
The ERA was introduced into every session of Congress between 1923 and 1972. It was then passed and sent to the states for ratification. The ERA passed but it was never ratified. America, just 37 years ago, was only able to get 35 states to ratify the amendment (we need 38 to ratify the amendment). It is now 2009 and we still cannot get the ERA ratified. How can this be? We only need three of fifteen states to ratify (and of course one of them is Missouri). Shame on these fifteen states.
So, I ask…what is the problem America? Why is it that American women do not have equal rights in the constitution? We need this amendment, to preserve the rights we have fought so hard to obtain and to not lose them. Let’s get this ratified! I wrote my state legislators and the incredible Senator Claire McCaskill so that they all know what my thoughts are on this. For more information, check out these links and write your state legislators as well.
The National Council of Women’s Organization has formed an ERA Task Force, that links to a great website, hosted by the NCWA and the Alice Paul Institute, summarizing the situation and what we need to do to make a change.
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