Equal Rights Amendment

How to Get Americans To Embrace Constitutional Amendments Again

by Kate Shaw and Julie K. Suk

As recent Supreme Court decisions on guns and abortion rights have made many Americans fear the loss of basic rights, reviving the effort to pass the Equal Rights Amendment can remind Americans that nine people in robes don't have to be the final authority on the Constitution. 

Law Prof: Securing Abortion Rights Means Finalizing the ERA

by Kate Kelly

The ERA would anchor a constitutional right to gender equality that could support a legal defense of abortion rights, and has already met the technical requirements for ratification. 

Who has Been Left Out of the History of the Equal Rights Amendment Battle? Men

by Rebecca DeWolf

Putting men back into the story of the ERA – both as opponents and advocates – helps to show that the Amendment was a struggle over whether sex should define opportunity and citizenship, not just a screen for projecting differing ideas of womanhood. 

The 1940s Fight Against the Equal Rights Amendment Was Bipartisan and Crossed Ideological Lines

by Rebecca De Wolf

Discussion of the ERA often focuses on the way the New Right stopped ratification by the states in the 1970s. But earlier opposition to the proposed amendment involved a bipartisan and ideologically diverse coalition in Congress. 

Registering Women for the Draft Wouldn’t be a Big Departure from the Past

by Kara Dixon Vuic

An odd alliance of the ACLU and the antifeminist National Coalition for Men is petitioning the Supreme Court to overturn a ruling exempting women from registering with the Selective Service and potentially being drafted into the military. Many voices have long advocated this change. 

There’s Nothing Good About Phyllis Schlafly

by Eileen Jones

"Mrs. America", the new miniseries about Phyllis Schlafly, doesn’t want us to come away with a harsh view of its subject. But we should: Schlafly’s right-wing views were consistently monstrous, doing untold damage to the country.

'Mrs. America' Makes the Case for Messy History

In allowing various perspectives to shine through, "Mrs. America" takes a piece of the past that, through the work of time, has been smoothed of its rough edges and grants it complexity.

How Did We Get A President Who Advocates Injecting Disinfectant? ‘Mrs. America’ Offers An Answer.

by Max Boot

Max Boot examines "Mrs. America" and finds precedent for today's fake news politics. 

Phyllis Schlafly, ‘Mrs. America,’ Was a Secret Member of the John Birch Society

by Ronald Radosh

Schlafly denied to the end that she ever was a JBS member. After that, perhaps it was too late for her to admit the deception now fully exposed by the new documents shared by reseacher Ernie Lazar.

We’re Living in Phyllis Schlafly’s America

The striking new Hulu miniseries "Mrs. America" reveals the conservative author’s deep impact on contemporary politics.

The Woman who Opposed Equality with Men: Phyllis Schlafly and the Real History Behind "Mrs. America"

by Kimberly A. Hamlin

Phyllis Schlafly ignited a national movement by arguing that women were fundamentally different from men.

The True Story of ‘Mrs. America’

In the new miniseries, feminist history, dramatic storytelling and an all-star-cast bring the Equal Rights Amendment back into the spotlight.

‘Mrs. America’ Tells the Story of the Women’s Movement from the Dark Side of the Force

There’s no mistaking that “Mrs. America” is Schlafly’s show, giving her everything she lacked as a media caricature: shape, complexity and even some empathy for her personal struggles and her own experiences (whether she acknowledges them or not) of being discriminated against as a woman.

How Phyllis Schlafly Derailed the Equal Rights Amendment

Proponents hadn’t counted on a conservative grassroots movement led by activist and lawyer Phyllis Schlafly.

Video of the Week: Ken Burns on the ERA

by Ken Burns

Ken Burns Argues One Vote Can Change History

The 96-Year-History of the Equal Rights Amendment

A brief history of the long battle to pass what would now be the 28th Amendment

The Equal Rights Amendment May Pass Now. It’s Only Been 96 Years.

Virginia, soon to be under Democratic control, will likely be the 38th state to ratify the amendment. The Supreme Court could decide what happens next.

The U.S. Constitution Doesn’t Guarantee Equal Rights for Women. Here’s Why

Here’s what to know about Equal Rights Amendment history, what could happen to it next and how it could change American society.

Do American Women Still Need an Equal Rights Amendment?

by Susan Chira

We’re already living in Phyllis Schlafly’s nightmare.

The Equal Rights Amendment Was Just Ratified by Illinois

What does that mean?