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WebsitesERA Campaign Network. http://www.ERACampaign.net/Website of a network of activists who are using a “3-state strategy” to get the ERA ratified in three of the fifteen states that have not ratified it yet. Site includes an explanation of the strategy and why the amendment is still needed, as well as contact information, links, and a newsletter. ERA Summit. The Equal Rights Amendment. http://www.equalrightsamendment.org/ The Alice Paul Institute and the ERA task force of the National Council of Women’s Organizations are still advocating for ratification of the ERA. Their site includes status of current ERA legislation, a list of states that have not ratified ERA, short history of the ERA, a list of supporters, a description of their strategy, and an FAQ. National Organization for Women. “Constitutional Equality Amendment.” National Organization for Women. http://www.now.org/issues/economic/cea/ NOW is working for passage of an amendment that is less open to interpretation by the states and courts than the original ERA and that protects more rights, including lesbian and gay rights. Site features an ERA history, FAQ, and an organizing kit. Center for the Historical Study of Women and Gender at the State University of New York at Binghamton. “Who Won the Debate Over the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1920’s?” Women and Social Movements in the United States, 1775 to 2000. http://womhist.binghamton.edu/era/doclist.htm An excellent web page. The author selected documents that illustrate the ERA debate in the 1920’s, transcribed the full text of the documents, and wrote introductions that explain each document’s significance. The page is broken into four sections: Arguments by Supporters of the ERA, Published Debates between the Two Sides, Anti-ERA Arguments, and The Debate Continued in the 1990’s. |