Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. This Equal Rights Amendment written by Alice Paul in 1923 has yet to come to fruition. The social and economic gains women have made these past 50 plus years, including co-ed bathrooms, women in the military, women in competitive sports, and spousal support laws, may lead us to believe that women do have equal rights. However, until the ERA passes women will never truly have equal rights under the law. Yes, with time, social and economic improvements will continue for women but until equal rights under the law is a constitutional reality, the guarantee for future equal opportunity as well as current accomplishments remain uncertain.
Anger is only one letter short of danger.
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, But beautiful old people are works of art. Learn from the mistakes of others. You can't live long enough to make them all yourself. The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony'' examines the struggles faced by two early champions of women's rights. The occasional Yanni special notwithstanding, the Public Broadcasting Service appears to be largely resisting the temptation to dumb down.