The League of Women Voters was created at the final convention of the National American Woman Suffrage Association in 1920. Its main purpose at the time was to teach women how to use their new voting power. The League of Women Voters of Wyoming records include documents created and distributed by the national League of Women Voters organization that describe the history of the League’s involvement in supporting the Equal Rights Amendment.
"Every Body Needs Equality", 1976
This graphical summary of the need for the Equal Rights Amendment highlights the fears raised by ERA opponents and provides facts to counter those fears.
ERAmerica Flyer
This flyer, distributed by ERAmerica, points out that the Equal Rights Amendment is supported by the majority of the American people but that "a few state legislators, ignoring the wishes of their constituents, have bottled it up in committees, tied it up in parliamentary technicalities, and used backroom political pressure to swing votes against it."
Remarks by Frankie M. Freeman, August 16, 1973
Freeman, a Commissioner of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, reflects on Black women and the Equal Rights Amendment in a speech given at the national convention of Delta Sigma Theta. She addresses misconceptions and mythologies about the women's movement, the ERA and Black women.
Memo from Ruth C. Clusen to State League of Women Voters Presidents, November 18, 1976
Clusen writes to inform League Presidents of the action plan for 1977 with respect to the Equal Rights Amendment. She emphasizes the need for education and lobbying of state legislators.
"In pursuit of equal rights: women in the seventies"
This document, compiled by the League of Women Voters, discusses the significant advancements and ongoing challenges for women in the 1970s. It highlights the push for the Equal Rights Amendment, and how women's roles in employment, education, and family law are evolving.
"ERA Report", January 1980
This newsletter, published by the League of Women Voters, includes remarks made by First Lady Rosalynn Carter in support of the Equal Rights Amendment as well as a recap of League ERA activities. It also discusses the growing threat of the New Right movement to the ERA.
"ERA Report", January 1981
This newsletter, published by the League of Women Voters, discusses the struggle for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, highlighting the persistent support and opposition from various political and religious groups. It emphasizes the efforts and strategies employed by organizations such as the National Organization for Women to advocate for ERA, despite challenges like the Republican Party's withdrawal of support and the Moral Majority's opposition.
"The League of Women Voters and the Equal Rights Amendment", 1983
This pamphlet, prepared by The League of Women Voters, is a comprehensive review of the involvement of the League in the quest for equal rights for women, from Suffrage to 1983. It includes political lessons learned in the failure to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.
Memo from Dorothy S. Ridings to State League of Women Voters Presidents, June 18, 1982
Ridings writes to inform League Presidents of the League's press statement for the critical period in June of 1982, just before the states' deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment.
"ERA is for Fairness and Economic Justice", 1984
This flyer, distributed by the League of Women Voters, outlines the continued need for support for the Equal Rights Amendment in 1984.