ERA JUST GOT RATIFIED IN THE 38TH STATE!!
We are thrilled to learn that on January 15th, 2020 the Virginia legislature has voted to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment! It's about time, Virginia, but thank you for finally acting on behalf of the women of the United States to end our second-class citizenship! The Equal Rights Amendment reads as follows: "Section 1: Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Section 2: The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article." Equal Means Equal and other groups were there to ensure that the Virginia legislature did not forget its promise to vote to ratify the ERA nearly 50 years after it was introduced in the U. S. Congress in 1972 and almost 100 years after it was first introduced in 1923 as the Lucretia Mott Amendment. Many of us marched for the ERA and were disheartened when it did not reach the critical 38 states in 1982, but some of us never gave up the fight. We wish to thank our sisters for their hard work and perseverance in pursuing ERA ratification! Though there are still a few hurdles to its being enshrined in the Constitution as the 28th Amendment, it is way past time that women's rights be fully recognized! We will continue to fight until that happens!! Read the full article
