Maverick Spinster™

Honoring 10,000 Miles For Womankind: Nell Richardson, Alice Burke and Saxon Kitty

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/01/opinion/suffragist-road-trip-history.htm ‘None of you men bother to think how you will vote. You do not ask the immigrant all these questions before permitting him to vote, after he is naturalized; you simply give him the right to vote and let it go at that, yet the immigrant often merely comes over here for a job and has no particularly vital interest in the…

U.S. House Gives 96 Year-Old Equal Rights Amendment A Hearing: Three Cheers for America’s Foremothers!

Abigail Adams (1744 – 1818)

To all of our Fabulous Foremothers – Abigail Adams, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony and Dr. Alice Paul, whose life’s work paved the way for future generations of Women to step up to achieve our full equality under the Constitution – this moment is dedicated with gratitude and celebration in your honor. 💕🎉👏😘

Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815 – 1902)

Congratulations, Illinois, for Becoming 37th State to Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment – And Thank You, Mom

  2009 Women’s Equality Day – Mom and I as we embarked on a journey to fulfill the legacy of our Foremothers.

Congratulations to Illinois for becoming the 37th and next to the last state) to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment #ERA which protects women and men from having our rights denied on the basis of sex. Congress must act now to formally remove their deadline on the ERA’s ratification which…

How high and mighty our “petty” officials have become as to prescribe how patriotism must be done.

OR how women must live their lives – forcing motherhood on those whose true potential may lie in finding a cure for cancer or averting a world war as President.

Absurd.

Indeed the world has forfeited untold peace and prosperity in those lost contributions of women. Centuries upon centuries of…

Imagine if violence became peace

In thinking about the prevalence of violence throughout our country…

It’s everywhere: on the web, on TV, in the news, in the movies, at school, in homes, on our streets, in politics, within our military, our public spaces, our commercial spaces, our places of worship – even among the Amish and Native Americans who co-exist independently.

Violence in all of its insidious forms has been allowed to…

Sometimes, you've just got to challenge the naysayers - no matter how big they are...

Here is the article that I originally responded to below. https://buchtelite.com/33638/news/cardozos-julie-suk-spoke-about-an-image-for-an-equal-rights-amendment-to-celebrate-constitution-day/#comment-176 As an ERA lobbyist, single woman and former HR Work/Life professional, I find your commentary on the ERA rather ill-informed to claim that it’s symbolic and ignores the plight of mothers. Since…

Nevada Approves ERA: Call Congress to Remove ERA’s Deadline

Nevada made HERStory by passing the Equal Rights Amendment last night! 

It becomes the 36th state to approve gender equality under the Constitution! The ERA needs just two more states and Congress to eliminate their arbitrary deadline for ratification to halt Congress, the White House, and the states “Open Season” on women and gay rights – who are especially harmed by continued sex discrimination…

RESPONSE: Tallahassee Democrat Op-Ed Disses Equal Rights Amendment

To read original article for which our response below was written, click link: Op-Ed: Haven’t We Heard the ERA Eight-Track Before?

To: Mr. Bill Cotterell,

After reading your mansplaining piece about the retro ERA, you prove once again the fragility of the male ego. You would no more live in a country where you pay equal taxes, serve jury duty, fight in combat to defend your country’s…