"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Before leaving office, former President Joe Biden declared the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) “the law of the land.” The 28 th ...

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 ...

A deadline for states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment expired in 1982, but some states ratified it afterward. Some scholars argue the deadline is unconstitutional. Other legal experts said the ...