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Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)

League of Women Voters Responds to ERA Vote in the Senate (Press Release)

LWV of the United States CEO Virginia Kase Solomón issued the following statement after the US Senate failed to pass legislation to address the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).

100 Years of the Equal Rights Amendment (Blog)

The ERA has a long history of champions who aimed to achieve “equality of rights under law” for people of all sexes in our Constitution. In honor of its 100th anniversary, we offer a look back at their work, how the ERA progressed, and where we are in the fight for equality.  

LWVUS Letter to Congress re ERA ratification (Legal Document)

The League has fought for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to secure equal rights and we ask Congress to pass HJ Res 17, to remove its ratification deadline.