House of Representatives slated to vote on resolution paving the way for the long-developing Equal Rights Amendment. Women’s rights activists are imploring the Senate to follow suit.
The U.S. House of Representatives is slated to vote on a resolution Thursday that would pave the way for the long-developing Equal Rights Amendment and woman’s rights activists are imploring the Senate to follow suit.
Rep. Jackie Speier, the sponsor of the resolution, said a congressional dissolvent of the deadline would end the legal battles.“There is no expiration date on equality,” she said at the news conference. File photo: Activists calling for Virginia's adoption of the Equal Rights Amendment gather outside the Virginia State Capitol building as the General Assembly prepared to convene in Richmond, Va., on Jan. 8, 2020. Virginia became the 38th state to pass the resolution on Jan. 27, 2020.
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