Equal rights amendment

Women at a rally in support of the Equal Rights Amendment in Detroit’s Kennedy Square, June 30, 1981.

1970 - The Statue of Liberty Has Long Been a Magnet for Protest - A group of women rally at the Statue of Liberty in August, 1970. In the background on the Statue of Liberty reads a banner saying, “Women of the World Unite.” In 1970, feminist Betty Friedan called for a national women’s strike on August 26 to mark the 50th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, which granted U.S. women the right to vote. (Credit: Bettmann Archive/Getty Images). HISTORY

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Grandmothers for the Equal Rights Amendment and the National Organization of Women.

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Despite the ratification of the 19th Amendment, women’s rights advocates argued that women didn’t have equal rights under the law.

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These images are from the 'Let Freedom Ring' calendar produced by the La Guardia and Wagner Archives/CUNY. For more images from the Archives' several collections, go to www.laguardiawagnerarchive.lagcc.cuny.edu

I was raised by parents that treated my sister and me as equals to our older brother, so it was a shock to me when I joined the workforce and discovered that things were indeed not equal.

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1970s Protesting

During the 1960s, feminists took part in women's movement activism that changed life for women and men alike.

Using primary sources and an inquiry-based approach, students will research a civil rights movement and then share their findings in a small group, with the goal of learning about the complexities of civil rights activism that has shaped our efforts to form a more perfect union.

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Women of the World unite!

"Women Unite" - Women march down Fifth Avenue on the 50th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, which granted the women the right to vote, September, 1970. Photo credit: John Olson / Time & Life / Getty — in New York, NY.