Where does the Equal Rights Amendment stand now?; President Trump calls a woman nasty…again; meet the woman who first discovered coronaviruses in 1964.
*"Today at Ms."** | **April 23, 2020*
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*"Reports of the ERA's Death Have Been Greatly Exaggerated," Part 2: A Long History of Obstruction, Delay and Trickery [ [link removed] ]*
BY CARRIE N. BAKER | In the second installment in this multi-part series, Baker examines the half-century fight to add women to the U.S. Constitution-and a game plan for where the Equal Rights Amendment goes from here.
*Trump and the "Nasty," "Horrid" Women Reporters [ [link removed] ]*
BY JACKSON KATZ and JEAN KILBOURNE | "You should say, 'Congratulations! Great job!' instead of being so horrid in the way you ask the question." "Be nice. Don't be threatening." "You ought to be ashamed of yourself… You just asked your question in a very nasty tone." These are just a few of the things President Trump has said to female reporters during his recent COVID-19 press briefings.
*June Almeida: The Woman Who First Discovered Coronavirus in 1964 [ [link removed] ]*
BY AUDREY ANDREWS | Scientist June Almeida was a woman and lacked formal schooling, which meant that though she discovered coronaviruses in 1964, her work has long gone unappreciated and overlooked. But not anymore.
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