by Veronica Calder | Apr 4, 2019
April 17, 1972: New Jersey ratified the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), written by Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman. The ERA is designed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex and seeks to end the legal distinctions between men and...
by Veronica Calder | Apr 4, 2019
An equal rights clause is added to the new State Constitution reading: “Wherever in this Constitution the term ‘person,’ ‘person,’ ‘people’ or any person pronoun is used, the same shall be taken to include both sexes.” (Article X, Paragraph 4).
by Veronica Calder | Apr 4, 2019
Alice Paul first introduces the Equal Rights Amendment into U. S. Congress.
by Veronica Calder | Apr 4, 2019
On February 10, 1920 New Jersey became the 29th state to ratify the 19th Amendment and on August 26, 1920, Alice Paul celebrated the Amendment’s victory in front of the ratification banner in Washington D.C.
by Veronica Calder | Apr 4, 2019
Mary Dubrow (1896-1984), a member of the National Women’s Party (NWP), participated in the Watchfire demonstrations and was jailed for 10 days. She also marched in many protests outside the NWP headquarters. Mary was a Russian Jewish immigrant who settled with her...
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