144 years.
That’s how long it took after we declared our independence — and declared that “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed” — for women to be included in the promise of a government of, by, and for the people.
102 years ago today, the 19th Amendment officially became a part of the Constitution, affirming that women have the right to vote. It would take decades more, and the work of the civil rights movement, for women of every race to secure that right.
The founders never meant for “we the people” to include women. And we’re still dealing with the ramifications of that exclusion. Even now, women and nonbinary people face discrimination under the law. Unequal pay. Bias under the judicial system. Legislation to deny us control over our own bodies.
If we want to truly protect ourselves, we need to (finally!) publish the Equal Rights Amendment. Add your name right now to DEMAND the ERA become the 28th Amendment to the Constitution >>>
Now, this is a little wonky, but it’s important context to our demands:
As of 2020, three quarters of the states have ratified the ERA. That’s what we need to add an amendment to the Constitution. But officials have refused to publish the ERA on the grounds that it was not ratified under the original timeline set when it was proposed (which is a load of bullsh*t – we should add!).
Because of a Trump administration order designed to block the ERA, the U.S. national archivist has so far declined to make it the official 28th Amendment. It’s time for that to change.
Earlier this year, President Biden’s Justice Department helped clear the way for the archivist to publish the ERA. So today, on Women’s Equality Day, we’re DEMANDING that the archivist finally make it official. Add your name right now to call on the national archivist to PUBLISH the ERA and GUARANTEE women’s equality under the law >>>
We won’t rest until we’re equal,
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