Women's History Research Center

This document, prepared by the Citizens' Advisory Council on the Status of Women, which was a group formed under the U.S. Department of Labor, briefly outlines how the Equal Rights Amendment might affect existing laws and policies.

Longwell, the California Chairman of the National Women's Party, writes outlining support for the amendment and the discriminations women face in the absence of the amendment.

This document includes a memorandum on the proposed Equal Rights Amendment prepared by a study group of the Citizens' Advistory Council on the Status of Women. The memorandum was introduced into the record of the U.S. House of Representatives by Representative Martha W. Griffiths of Michigan. 

This article includes a statement of position by the Socialist Workers Party regarding their support for the Equal Rights Amendment. The statement was submitted to the Senate Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments.

This document captures the remarks of Professor Leo Kanowitz in support of the Equal Rights Amendment. Kanowitz refutes many of the arguments made by opponents of the ERA.

Murray provides her statement to the Senate Judiciary Committee which is considering the Equal Rights Amendment. She is a professor and attorney with expertise in constitutional law in the field of human rights.

The ACLU announces its support of the Equal Rights Amendment. This is significant, as in the 1950s the ACLU had opposed the amendment.

This document captures the remarks of Senator Birch Bayh, who was instrumental in helping pass the Equal Rights Amendment through the U.S. Senate.

This document captures additional remarks of Senator Birch Bayh as he speaks in favor of the Equal Rights Amendment.

Crater is Chairwoman of the National Ad Hoc Committee for the Equal Rights Amendment. This analysis outlines the actions taken by the Senate Judiciary Committee and urges readers to pressure their Senators to vote favorably on the Equal Rights Amendment.

This documents Senator Birch Bayh's remarks on the status of the Equal Rights Amendment after the hearings of the Subcommittee on Constitutional Amendments. 

This document, prepared by Assemblyman Walter Karabian, is a robust report on the Equal Rights Amendment, covering Congressional action, laws involved and pros and cons.

This statement, made by Richard Nixon when he was serving as vice president, is accompanied by 1971 remarks of his that are contradictory. In 1960, Nixon supported the Equal Rights Amendment. By 1971, his attitude towards the ERA was not obvious.

This documents Senator Birch Bayh's remarks in support of the Equal Rights Amendment just days before the vote on the ERA on the Senate floor. 

This article profiles the California women who lobbied their state senators and representatives to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. California eventually ratified the ERA in November of 1972.

This pamphlet, prepared by the League of Women Votes, answers commonly asked questions about the Equal Rights Amendment, which the League supports. 

Ginsburg, then a Columbia University law professor, and the co-ordinator of the American Civil Liberties Union Women's Rights Project, writes in support of the Equal Rights Amendment.

This flyer encouraged supporters to travel to Springfield, the capitol of Illinois, where the state House had already voted in favor of the Equal Rights Amendment. The Illinois Senate had a planned vote on ratification. If the Senate voted yes on ratification, Illinois would have been the 35th state to ratify the ERA. Ultimately the Illinois Senate did not ratify the ERA in 1976.