38 states have now ratified the Equal Rights Amendment—enough to add the amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Where do we go from here? CarrieNBaker reports:
This is the first in a multi-part series examining the half-century fight to add women to the U.S. Constitution—and a game plan on where we go from here.On the afternoon of January 15, hundreds of women packed the gallery of the Virginia House as delegates voted on whether to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment andState Dels. Jennifer Carroll Foy—center, in red—and Hala Ayala—standing behind her—sponsored the ERA ratification bill in the Virginia House.
For decades, Republican leadership had blocked the ratification bill from a floor vote in the Virginia House. But in 2017, Democrats flipped 15 seats, de- creasing the Republicans’ 66–34 majority to a razor-thin 51–49 margin., gaining control of both the House and the Senate.Filler-Corn became the first woman speaker in the 400-year history of the Virginia House.
“The Trump administration has concocted a scheme to try to nullify the will of millions of Americans,” Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring declared.
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