The Equal Rights Amendment was defeated less by Phyllis Schlafly than by an inward-looking failure to listen. Are we now in a moment when potential movement allies at last listen to one another?
Equal Rights Amendment
Posted inLaw and Justice
Virginia Votes to Ratify the ERA
And advocates say that should be the end of the story.
Posted inLaw and Justice
What’s the Next Step for Equal Rights?
Virginia plans to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment next year, kicking off a battle over its fate.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Winning the Gender Wars
Feminism and misogyny have assumed larger roles in Americans’ electoral identities. This worked to the Democrats’ advantage in the midterms, but may not in the presidential race two years hence.