Equal Rights Amendment Archives - Northwest Public Broadcasting

‘Finish The Fight’ Book Paints A Different Picture Of Women Who Pushed For The Right To Vote

By NPR News August 26, 2020

Finish the Fight!: The Brave and Revolutionary Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote, by Veronica Chambers and the Staff of The New York Times Versify

The 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment offers an opportunity to take a closer look at stories of women of the movement — those we think we already know, and those that have been lost to history.Read More

5 Things You Might Not Know About The 19th Amendment, Passed 100 Years Ago

By PBS Newshour August 19, 2020

Suffragists in parade, ca. 1910-1915. Photo Courtesy Library of Congress/ Bain News Service

One hundred years ago, both chambers of Congress passed the 19th Amendment, which guaranteed American women the right to vote. The landmark amendment was ratified into the U.S. Constitution the following year, in August of 1920.Read More

NOW President Resigns Amid Allegations Of Creating Toxic Work Environment

By NPR News August 18, 2020

Members of the National Organization for Women participate in the Women's March in January in Washington, D.C. CREDIT: Shannon Finney/Getty Images

Toni Van Pelt cites health concerns in stepping down from leading the National Organization for Women. An internal investigation found evidence of "governance issues" but not racial discrimination.Read More

Virginia Ratifies The Equal Rights Amendment, Decades After The Deadline

By NPR News January 15, 2020

Both houses of Virginia's legislature voted to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, but the ERA's future is uncertain: Its original deadline elapsed decades ago. Here, an ERA supporter reacts to a Virginia Senate committee's vote to advance the ERA amendment last week. CREDIT: Steve Helber/AP

The ERA's provisions include a guarantee that "equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged ... on account of sex." But its legal status is uncertain.Read More