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19thAmendment

Judith Mitchell2020-09-10T17:24:39-09:00September 10th, 2020|Alaska, ERA|

Before and After the Nineteenth Amendment August 2020 marks several landmarks in the long struggle for voting rights for women. August 18, 1920 saw the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution by the state legislature of Tennessee, and on August 26, 1920 the amendment was officially added to our Constitution and meant that women who were U.S. [...]

VRAA OpEd by League of Women Voters of Alaska

Judy Andree2020-07-13T17:56:46-09:00July 13th, 2020|Alaska, VRAA|

League of Women Voters of Alaska February 13, 2020 Dear Editor, The League of Women Voters is in the process of celebrating the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, a Constitutional Amendment that gave the right to vote to all citizens of the United States regardless of sex. The Amendment passed Congress in 1919 and was ratified [...]

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19thAmendment

Judith Mitchell2020-09-10T17:24:39-09:00September 10th, 2020|

Before and After the Nineteenth Amendment August 2020 marks several landmarks in the long struggle for voting rights for women. August 18, 1920 saw the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution by [...]

VRAA OpEd by League of Women Voters of Alaska

Judy Andree2020-07-13T17:56:46-09:00July 13th, 2020|

League of Women Voters of Alaska February 13, 2020 Dear Editor, The League of Women Voters is in the process of celebrating the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, a Constitutional Amendment [...]

Senator Murkowski’s VRAA Press Release

Judy Andree2020-07-13T18:48:57-09:00July 10th, 2020|

02.12.20 Murkowski Supports Legislation to Restore Voting Rights Act U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski announced she is co-sponsoring S. 561, the Voting Rights Advancement Act, as the lead Republican on the bill. Sponsored by Senator Patrick [...]

The ERA – History

Judith Mitchell2020-07-13T18:45:29-09:00July 10th, 2020|

EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT (ERA) Some History: The first version of the Equal Rights Amendment was submitted to Congress in 1923, three years after the passage of the 19th Amendment, which gave women the right [...]

ERA Coalition Information

Judy Andree2020-07-10T08:05:16-09:00July 9th, 2020|

ERA COALITION 1875 K Street,FL 4, Washington, DC 20006 www.eracoalition.org History of the Equal Rights Amendment Alice Paul drafted and introduced the first Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in 1923, at a conference to commemorate the 75th [...]

LWVUS Equal Rights Amendment Info

Judy Andree2020-07-10T08:05:45-09:00July 9th, 2020|

League of Women Voters of the United States: The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) HISTORY and PROCESS LWVUS has supported and pushed for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment since it was first passed by Congress [...]

VRAA History

Judy Andree2020-07-13T18:51:44-09:00July 9th, 2020|

Voting Rights Advancement Act (VRAA)Some History: In 1965 Congress passed the Voting Rights Act, which protected a citizen’s right to vote. If certain states attempted to suppress the vote of certain groups or made voting [...]

How will the VRAA work?

Judy Andree2020-07-10T15:23:17-09:00July 9th, 2020|

The Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2019 responds to current conditions in voting today by restoring the full protections of the original, bipartisan Voting Rights Act of 1965, which was last reauthorized by Congress [...]

Equal Rights Amendment Op Ed (ADN)

Judy Andree2020-07-10T08:07:27-09:00July 8th, 2020|

Written by Bridget Smith of Juneau for the LWVAKPublished in the Anchorage Daily News--July 5, 2020The League of Women Voters Urges that the Equal Rights Amendment Become the 28th Amendment to the ConstitutionSection 1. [...]