|
Subseries 1. Equal Rights Act
|
Scope and Content Notes: In 1923, the Equal Rights Act (ERA) was written by Alice Paul, head of the National Women’s Party, and introduced into Congress by Senator Curtis and Representative Anthony later that year. The ERA was written in response to the 14th Amendment that granted equal rights to all men, but because of wording did not include women. It was reintroduced in every session of Congress from 1923 to 1970 and was buried or defeated every year. In 1971, the House of Representatives finally approved ERA without amendments, but the Senate did not approve it until 1972. Congress agreed to set an arbitrary time limit of seven years for ratification by the states. After much political action by NOW and other women’s groups, the deadline for ratification was extended to June 30, 1982. On the deadline date, ERA was stopped three states short of ratification. Because these three states failed to ratify ERA there is no federal protection for equal rights, and the bill is currently reintroduced into Congress every year. This subseries includes information on the Equal Rights Amendment, 1968-1982. Materials included are briefings, positions and statements from legislators, testimonies, mailings and correspondence, publications, newsclippings, and information from campaigns and rallies attempting to extend the deadline for ratification.
|
| Folder |
19 |
House and Senate Votes, 1971
|
|
| Folder |
20 |
HJ Resolution 208, 1971
|
|
| Folder |
21 |
Harrisburg Hearing Notes, 1971
|
|
| Folder |
22 |
Amendment Analysis, 1976-1978
|
|
| Folder |
23 |
ERA Briefing, 1978
|
|
| Folder |
24 |
Bayh Amendment, 1978
|
|
| Folder |
25 |
Legal History, 1973-1975
|
|
| Folder |
26 |
Illinois Laws and Legislators, 1979
|
|
| Folder |
27 |
Division 35 and ERA, 1978
|
|
| Folder |
28 |
McGovern and ERA, 1972
|
|
| Folder |
29 |
Names and Issues in senate, 1978
|
|
| Folder |
30 |
House Resolution 638, 1978
|
|
| Folder |
31 |
Letters to State Congressmen, 1978
|
|
| Folder |
32 |
Tally Sheet, 1978
|
|
| Folder |
33 |
Senate Voting Records, 1978
|
|
| Folder |
34 |
Letters From Legislators, 1978
|
|
| Folder |
35 |
ERA Extension Resolution, 1978
|
|
| Folder |
36 |
Correspondence Between Legislators and NOW, 1978
|
|
| Folder |
37 |
Bumpers Mailing, 1978-1979
|
|
| Folder |
38 |
Mailing Lists, 1978
|
|
| Folder |
39 |
ERA Congressional Remarks, 1970-1978
|
|
Box 22
| Folder |
6 |
John Mack Carter, 1970
|
|
| Folder |
7 |
Norman Dorsen, 1970
|
|
| Folder |
8 |
Catherine East, 1970
|
|
| Folder |
9 |
Thomas Emerson, 1970
|
|
| Folder |
10 |
Carol Forbes, 1970
|
|
| Folder |
11 |
Paul Freund, 1970
|
|
| Folder |
12 |
Fred Harris, 1972
|
|
Section: S.I. Hayakawa
| Folder |
14 |
Aileen Hernandez, 1971
|
|
| Folder |
15 |
Leo Kanowitz, 1970
|
|
| Folder |
16 |
Elizabeth Koonts, 1972
|
|
| Folder |
17 |
Judith L. Laws, 1971
|
|
| Folder |
18 |
Margery C. Leonard, 1970
|
|
| Folder |
19 |
Ethel Ernest Murrell, 1970
|
|
| Folder |
20 |
Ester Polen, 1972
|
|
| Folder |
21 |
Marguerite Rawalt, 1970
|
|
| Folder |
22 |
Bernice Sandler, 1970
|
|
| Folder |
23 |
Other Testimonies, 1977-1978
|
|
| Folder |
24 |
ERA Supporters/Extension Boycotts, 1978
|
|
| Folder |
25-26 |
Various Mailings, 1970-1972
|
|
| Folder |
27 |
Public Relations, 1976
|
|
| Folder |
28 |
Support Correspondence, 1976
|
|
| Folder |
29 |
Mailing Campaign, 1978
|
|
| Folder |
30-31 |
ERA and the Draft, 1971
|
|
| Folder |
32 |
ERA Impact, 1971
|
|
| Folder |
33 |
Matter of Justice and ERA, 1971-1972
|
|
| Folder |
34 |
ERA Ratification, 1972
|
|
| Folder |
35 |
National Now Efforts, 1972-1974
|
|
| Folder |
36 |
Recession, 1974
|
|
| Folder |
37 |
More Perfect Union, The Report of the National Commission on the Observance of International Women’s Year, 1976
|
|
Box 23
| Folder |
1 |
The Humanist, 1978
|
|
| Folder |
2 |
ERA Reports, 1978
|
|
| Folder |
3 |
Media Campaign, 1978
|
|
| Folder |
4 |
Issue Information, 1978
|
|
| Folder |
5 |
Protective Laws, 1978
|
|
| Folder |
6 |
ERA State of Emergency, 1979
|
|
| Folder |
7 |
Is ERA Necessary?, 1979
|
|
| Folder |
8 |
ERA Missionary Project, 1982
|
|
| Folder |
9 |
New York Times Magazine, 1970
|
|
| Folder |
10-12 |
Passage and Ratification Clippings, 1970-1978
|
|
| Folder |
13-14 |
Extension Clippings, 1978
|
|
| Folder |
15 |
Editorials, 1974-1975
|
|
| Folder |
16 |
Articles, 1986-1987
|
|
| Folder |
17 |
Position Papers, 1970
|
|
| Folder |
18-19 |
Anti-ERA Information, 1973-1979
|
|
| Folder |
20-21 |
APA Conventions and Campaigns, 1975-1978
|
|
| Folder |
22-23 |
Citizens Advisory Council on the Status of Women, Bills of Special Interest to Women, 1971
|
|
| Folder |
24 |
ERA and Catholics, 1978
|
|
| Folder |
25 |
Council for Women’s Rights, 1978
|
|
| Folder |
26 |
Homemakers and ERA, 1978
|
|
| Folder |
27 |
KNOW and ERA, 1970
|
|
| Folder |
28 |
Male VIP’s, 1970
|
|
| Folder |
29 |
ERA and Mormons, 1979-1981
|
|
Section: Nebraska NOW
Section: RA NOW YES
| Folder |
32 |
NOW and Politics, 1975
|
|
| Folder |
33 |
NOW ERA Countdown Campaign, 1982
|
|
Box 24
| Folder |
1 |
State of Emergency Campaign, Washington, 1978
|
|
| Folder |
2 |
Permission Forms, 1978
|
|
| Folder |
03-04 |
Pennsylvania Campaign, 1973-1978
|
|
| Folder |
5 |
Professional Women’s Caucus, 1970
|
|
| Folder |
6 |
ERA and Religion, 1973
|
|
| Folder |
7 |
Richmond Bus, 1978
|
|
| Folder |
8 |
Missouri NOW ERA Lawsuit, 1978
|
|
| Folder |
09-10 |
Campaign at State Levels, 1974
|
|
| Folder |
11 |
Social Action, 1978
|
|
| Folder |
12 |
Social Security, 1973
|
|
| Folder |
13 |
Supporters, 1974
|
|
| Folder |
15 |
Oklahoma Campaign, 1982
|
|
| Folder |
16 |
Equal Rights, 1968-1970
|
|
| Folder |
17 |
Ratification Groups, 1968-1972
|
|
| Folder |
18 |
May 7th Demonstration, 1969
|
|
| Folder |
19 |
March on the Post Office, 1978
|
|
| Folder |
20 |
July 9th Demonstration, 1979
|
|
|
