Equal Rights Amendment

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 106 6WIM/F/10
  • Former Reference
      GB 106 6/WIM2 1996/9; 2.2
  • Dates of Creation
      1970-1978
  • Physical Description
      1 folder

Scope and Content

Consists of:

- photocopy of summary anti-discrimination and equal pay legislation in US, 1970

- leaflet, 'Legal rights of Louisiana women', 1972

- photocopies of letter sent by Women in Media to President Carter to extend the deadline for Equal Rights Amendment with list of signatories, 1978

- photocopy of letters re campaign of the European Action Group for the Equal Rights Amendment, 1978

Publications:

- 'Women today', vol 8, no 2, Jan 1978

- photocopy of article 'Why nice women should speak out for ERA' by Judy Carter, reprinted from RedBook, Oct 1977

- 'Anti-discrimination moves in USA' by Sonia Pressman Fuentes in Women Speaking, Oct-Dec 1972

- leaflet 'Equality of rights....' questions and answers on the proposed 27th amendment to the US constitution by Common Cause