Events and Meetings
October
The Equal Rights Amendment
"What Does a 70's idea mean to women in '07"
Idella
Moore
Founder and Executive Officer of 4ERA.org
Tuesday
October 30, 2007
7:00 - 8:30 pm
Agnes Scott College
Decatur, Georgia
Letitia Pate Evans Hall, Terrace Level
Dinner is served from 5 – 7 p.m. on the Main Level of Letitia Pate Evans Hall for $8.75 per person.
This free event is sponsored by Zonta Club of Atlanta, Agnes Scott College and the Georgia Commission on Women
Directions to Agnes Scott College
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August
4ERA's
3rd Annual
Women's Equality Day Celebration
Saturday
August 25, 2007
2-4 pm
Georgia Tech Women's Resource Center
Atlanta, Georgia
Guest
Speaker
A. Louise Staman
author of
"Loosening Corsets"
The Heroic Life of
Georgia’s Feisty Mrs. Felton, First Woman Senator of the United States
A reception hosted by the Georgia Commission on Women will follow.
This event is free but registration is required. For more information or to RSVP contact [email protected]
Free Parking
Directions:
President George W. Bush issues Women's Equality Day 2007 Proclamation
Media articles on Women's Equality Day
Other Women's Equality Day 2007 Events
Tallahassee, Florida
It's been 87 years since women were granted the right to vote and members of the Capital City Democratic Women's Club are sponsoring a Women's Equality Day celebration from 3 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Lake Ella. Those attending the event will hear from Rep. Loranne Ausley, Mayor John Marks, City Commissioner Andrew Gillum, County Commissioner Cliff Thaell and Sherrif Larry Campbell. There also will be voter registration and music by Moondance. The ratification of the 19th Amendment on Aug. 26, 1920, guaranteed women the right to vote. Every year on Aug. 26, "Women's Equality Day" is celebrated. For more information, call Nora Herron at (850) 386-1676.
Olympia, Washington
The 87th anniversary of women's right to vote falls this weekend, and activists plan an event Saturday at Lacey Timberland Regional Library to commemorate the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The Women's Equality Day event is free and runs from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 500 College St. S.E. The sponsor is the National Organization for Women, Thurston County chapter. The event includes videos on the suffrage movement, exhibits and posters, information on local women pioneers and a chronology of the rights movement. Kids can enjoy crafts. Story teller Margaret Lott will appear at 1 p.m. For more information about the Lacey event, call 360-357-7272.
Des Moines, Iowa
Four women will be inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame today in recognition of their contribution to Iowa communities. The ceremony will be held in conjunction with Women's Equality Day, which commemorates the day when American women obtained the right to vote. The Cristine Wilson Medal for Equality and Justice also will be awarded.
WHEN: The event will be held at 10:30 a.m. today at the State Historical Building in Des Moines. A luncheon sponsored by Friends of the Iowa Commission on the Status of Women will be held after the ceremony at 12:30 p.m. at the Hotel Fort Des Moines.
RESERVATIONS: The luncheon will be by reservation only. The cost is $30 per person. Call (515) 281-4461 or (800) 558-4427 for reservations.
Reporter Sarah Lefeber can be reached at(515) 284-8065 or [email protected]
Tyler, Texas
The
League of Women Voters of Tyler/Smith County is observing Sunday as Women's
Equality Day. It marks the 87th anniversary of women receiving the right
to vote in the United States. To
honor Women's Equality Day, LWV-Tyler is having a reception for members
and prospective members at 6:30 p.m. Those interested in attending are
asked to call 903-597-9111 to learn the location.
Hamilton, New Jersey
HAMILTON -- In observance of Women's Equality Day, Aug. 26, which commemorates the day in 1920 when women received the right to vote, the Hamilton Township Status on Women's Advisory Commission will be setting up voter registration sites in the township.
A site is set up all day Friday at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton, 1 Hamilton Health Plaza. Saturday, residents can register at the Super Fresh supermarket at Independence Mall on South Broad Street. On Thursday, Sept. 13, residents can go to the Bromley Center, 1800 East State St., or the John Wilson Center on Wilfred Avenue from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Alice Paul Institute, Mount Laurel, New Jersey
Women's Equality Day, sponsored by the Alice Paul Institute, will be held at Paulsdale on the anniversary of women's suffrage.
The event will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. and feature the unveiling of the Alice Paul Institute Women's History Library, a speech by author Lis Wiehl and the institute's final mortgage payment on the famed suffragist's old home. Wiehl is the author of the recent book The 51% Minority: How Women Still Are Not Equal and What You Can Do About It and is a legal analyst for Fox News Channel.
Registration
is $10. Light refreshments will be served. Paulsdale is at 128 Hooten
Road in Mount Laurel.
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April
April 14, 2007
Georgia
"The Equal Rights Amendment Past, Present and Future"
presented by Idella Moore, 4ERA Executive Officer
Young Democrats of Georgia State Convention
Jekyll Island, Georgia
28 April, 2007
Florida
"The Equal Rights Amendment"
presented by Idella Moore, 4ERA Executive Officer
sponsored by Zonta International Ocala, Florida
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March
Georgia
March 22, 2007
The Equal Rights Amendment
"What Does a 70's idea mean to women in '07"
presented by Idella Moore, 4ERA Executive Officer
at
Spelman College
as part of the LEADS Center
The Women of Excellence Leadership Series
6:30 pm
Science Center, room 134
contact: Dr. Venita Kelly
March 17, 2007
Florida
ERA Advocacy Workshop
Tallahassee, Florida
Saturday, 1:00-3:30pm
At the Tallahassee Progressive Center - 1720 S. Gadsden St.
Workshop Leader: Idella Moore, Founder and Executive Director of 4ERA,
a non-partisan, single issue organization dedicated to ratification
of the Equal Rights Amendment.
Sponsored
by the Florida ERA Legislative Coordinating Council
and 4ERA.org
With additional assistance from Zonta Club of Tallahassee
Pre-registration
deadline: Monday, March 12
To
register contact: Jean Bryant
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February 6, 2007
Arkansas
Equal Rights Amendment Rally and Lobby Day
1:15 PM
State Capitol, Old Supreme Court Chamber – 2nd floor, Senate side
Sponsored by the American Association of University Women of Arkansas
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January 24, 2007
Arkansas
Equal Rights Amendment Rally and Lobby Day
10:00 a.m.
State Capitol Rotunda, Little
Rock, Arkansas
Invited Guest Speakers:
Governor Mike Beebe
Attorney General Dustin McDaniel, State Treasurer Martha Shoffner & Secretary of State Charlie Daniels
Open to the public
In the spring of 2005 the Arkansas state senate voted on a resolution to ratify the federal ERA. The resolution failed by a margin of only two votes. Arkansas ERA advocates say that turnout for this rally will greatly impact the passage of the ERA resolutions to be introduced again during the 2007 session. Your attendence at this event is vital. Please attend and help us by forwarding this email to other Arkansas voters who support the principle of legal equality for men and women. Representatives from supporting organizations will be recognized at the rally.
Contact Karen Garcia for more information.
For the latest news
about the ERA in Arkansas click here.
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November 3, 2006
"The Equal Rights Amendment"
presented by Rita Bauer, 4ERA Executive Board Member
Miramar College
San Diego, California
November 11, 2006
4ERA: A New Organization for the Renewed ERA Campaign
presented by Idella Moore, 4ERA Executive Officer
Women's Forum of North Carolina
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
November 11, 2006
A New Era for the Equal Rights Amendment
presented by Idella Moore, 4ERA Executive Officer
5:30 PM
Bryan Jr. Auditorium
in the Frank Family Science Building
Guilford College
Greensboro, North Carolina
November 12, 2006
Let's Ratify the ERA!
presented by Idella Moore, 4ERA Executive Officer
at the historic
Modjeska Monteith Simkins Center for Justice, Ethics and Human Rights
4:00 PM
hosted by Columbia National Organization for Women
Columbia, South Carolina
November 28, 2006
ERA: Past, Present, Future
presented by Dr. Lynn Fountain, 4ERA Executive Board
Georgia College and State University
Milledgeville, Georgia
3:30 PM
Public welcomed
For more information contact Dr. Fountain
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September 29, 2006
"The Equal Rights Amendment: Staying the Course towards Gender Equality"
presented by Idella Moore, 4ERA Executive Officer
Zonta International District 11 Conference
Hilton Head, SC.
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August 2006 Events
Reports on Women's Equality Day Events
Louisiana
Second Annual Louisiana
Women's Equality Day Celebration
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
August 26, 2006
by Camille Moran, Louisiana Women's Equality Day Celebration Chair
What a day for a celebration! And celebrate we did, as women--and men--gathered
for the Second Annual Louisiana Women's Equality Day Celebration on the
campus of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Held on
the morning of Women's Equality Day, Saturday, August 26, 2007, the event
was co-sponsored by the Louisiana Federation of Business and Professional
Women, Inc. (BPW/LA), the Louisiana Coalition for the Equal Rights Amendment,
and the Natchitoches Business and Professional Women, Inc. This special
occasion not only commemorated the 86th anniversary of the passage of
the 19th Amendment giving American women the right to vote, but it also
paid tribute to some of the great leaders of the women's equality movement.
The status of the current equality movement was also examined, and presenters
"rallied the troops" to continue the fight for equality.
The "main event" began on Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. in the Cook Room of the Lod Cook Alumni Center. After opening remarks by Women's Equality Day Celebration Chair Camille Moran and introductions by BPW/LA President-Elect Corvette Kowalski, Louisiana Coalition for the ERA Co-Coordinator Sandra Hufstetler took the podium to pay tribute to seven Louisiana "Women of Distinction" honorees, who were instrumental in the fight for equality in the 1970's. Roberta Madden, Sibal Holt, Sylvia Roberts, Jacqui Ceballos, Felicia Kahn, Fran Bussie, and the late Dorothy Mae Taylor were honored. Madden, Holt, and Roberts were in attendance and briefly spoke of their experiences "in the trenches" during the movement.
Following these moving tributes, BPW/LA President Judy Wilson presented the ERA PSA produced by BPW/LA, along with the clip from the TV show Commander in Chief entitled "Unfinished Business," in which the ERA issue was so eloquently addressed.
At precisely 11:00 a.m., Wilson led attendees in a moment of silence in honor of the late, great Betty Friedan, national women's equality movement leader; the late Bella Abzug, Women's Equality Day Founder; and women's rights activist, the late Coretta Scott King. This moment was being observed concurrently in all time zones in the United States, in conjunction with the lead-off event being held in New York City. To the background of Helen Reddy's "I Am Woman," Natchitoches BPW member and historian Barbara Leach then gave a stirring tribute to founding mother Betty Friedan, who died earlier this year.
Rounding out the day's activities was a rousing keynote address by Kathie Kelly, BPW/USA ERA Task Force Chair and Arizona Coordinator for the ERA Campaign Network. Her enthusiasm and encouragement motivated the group to continue to strive for equality for the women of Louisiana. Following Kelly's question and answer session and Moran's closing comments, attendees left the celebration "pumped up" and determined to keep fighting until full legal equality is achieved for every woman in their state and nation!
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Michigan
ERA supporters
boost women's rights
BY JULIE BROWN
Jane Strand of Detroit tells her children and grandchildren of the importance
of passing the Equal Rights Amendment.
"The Equal Rights Amendment needs to be ratified. Equity is still an issue," said Strand, who represented the state American Association of University Women at a Saturday tea celebrating Women's Equality Day. "Young women probably feel they don't need it. They haven't come through what we've come through."
Strand was also at the Livonia Civic Center Library Aug. 26 to represent One United Michigan, working for "no" votes on this November's civil rights initiative on the Michigan ballot. She noted that women in Michigan earn only 67 cents to a man's dollar, in 49th place among the states.
Laura Callow of Livonia was among the speakers. She's chair of the sponsoring Michigan Coalition for Equal Rights Studies, the education arm of Michigan ERAmerica. "We are celebrating the 86th anniversary of women getting the right to vote," Callow said. "We still need a second constitutional amendment to guarantee all our rights." She gave a legislative update on the ERA, which was introduced in 1923 by Alice Paul just a few years after women won the vote. The ERA passed both houses of Congress and became an amendment in 1972, going to states for ratification. To date, 35 of the 38 states needed have ratified, including Michigan. There is no longer a time limit on ratification, Callow told the approximately 50 supporters. She cited Illinois, Missouri, Florida and Arkansas as states where legislative action will be under way in 2007. "You have to keep reminding people," Callow said. "There's a whole new generation that needs to be educated." She cited attacks against Title IX, which includes guarantees of equity for women and girls in school sports. Callow urged the women and men present to push for equity in sports scheduling. "I'm happy to tell you the ERA has not gone away," Callow said, adding that women's rights have been threatened recently.
Strand spoke briefly on the November ballot issue on affirmative action, noting it continues to give women and minorities a level playing field and opportunities they otherwise wouldn't have. Mickey Edell of Canton, state AAUW president, was among those present. She noted that women have power, and should observe "the importance of celebrating Women's Equality Day." Three women who recently died -- Betty Friedan, Coretta Scott King and Detroit Councilwoman Maryann Mahaffey -- were remembered Saturday, with Faith Robinson reading a poem in their honor. Lynette Brown of Bloomfield Township re-enacted the story of 19th century suffragist Ernestine Rose, who was born in Poland, moved to America and worked for women's property rights. "Keep on working because good can happen," she told them in representing Rose.
Co-sponsors for the day were AAUW, the League of Women Voters of Michigan, Michigan Federation of Business and Professional Women's Clubs, and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom of Metropolitan Detroit.
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Women's Equality Day Events
Georgia
Women's Equality Day at the Capitol
August 25, 2006
1:00-3:00 pm
South Wing
State Capitol Building
Atlanta, Georgia
Please join us as 4ERA hosts its second annual Women's Equality Day at the Capitol. We will commemorate the 86th Anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment and celebrate those women who continue to work to improve the lives of women and to gain their equal rights.
Guest Speaker:
Dr. Jacqueline Rouse, GSU Professor will give a presentation:
"'We Specialize in the Wholly
Impossible:' African American Women and the
Suffrage Quest"
also
Carol Chapman, President---Georgia Federation of Democratic Women
Millie Rogers, President---Georgia Federation of Republican Women
A reception hosted by the Georgia Commission on Women will follow the presentations.
RSVP: [email protected]
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Louisiana
Women's Equality Day Celebration
Saturday, August 26, 2006--10:00 a.m.-12:00 noon
Lod Cook Conference Center and
Hotel, 3848 W. Lakeshore Dr.,
LSU Campus, Baton Rouge
Shelton Room, First Floor
Louisiana Coalition for the Equal Rights Amendment and BPW/LA
Honoring Leaders of 1970's Louisiana
ERA Movement
(with a Special Tribute to Betty Friedan)
Followed by "Where Do We Go From Here" Segment
focusing on future plans for the current ERA movement
Thanks, and please come and bring your friends!
Sandra Hufstetler, Co-coordinator
Louisiana Coalition for the Equal Rights Amendment
Camille Moran, Chair
[email protected]
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Michigan
Michigan Coalition for Equal
Rights Studies
the education arm of Michigan ERAmerica
Invites you to Celebrate
Women's Equality Day
with
Tea and ERA
ERA: Legislative Update
Film: Unfinished Business for the Constitution
Suffragist Reenactment
Saturday, August 26, 2006
Livonia Civic Center Library
32777 Five Mile Road
(East of Farmington Road)
2:00 PM to 4:00 PM
$15.00
To make reservations call 248-355-5233 or 734-425-3572
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Missouri
19th Annual
Equality Day Brunch
Honoring the Legacy of Betty Friedan
Betty Friedan's dream of a day honoring women who had the foresight and initiative to fight for women's rights is now celebrated on August 26.
Saturday, August 26, 2006
10:00 am -2:00 pm
Registration begins at 9:30 am
Crowne Plaza Hotel
Crystal Ballroom
7750 Carondelet
Clayton, MO
For further information call: 314-831-5359
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New Jersey
Women's Equality Day Program
The Alice Paul Institute, Mount Laurel, New Jersey, will celebrate Women's Equality Day 2006 with an ERA-focused program, co-sponsored by the ERA Campaign Network and the New Jersey chapters of BPW, the League of Women Voters, and the Women's Political Caucus:
Equal Rights Amendment: Unfinished Business for the Constitution
Monday, August 28, 6:00 p.m.
at Paulsdale (on the porch)
128 Hooton Rd., Mt. Laurel, NJ
The celebration will begin with a multi-media program that will include
a performance by members of the API Girls Advisory Council, followed by
a showing of a twenty-minute video, The Equal Rights Amendment: Unfinished
Business for the Constitution. Following will be a panel presentation
by Roberta Francis, Linda Wharton and Kristina Myers on the history and
current status of the ERA.
To register for this free event, telephone 856-231-1885 or email [email protected].
4ERA Women's Equality Day 2005
Idella Moore, Founder and Executive Officer of 4ERA,(front row center) is surrounded by leaders of Georgia women's organizations during the celebration of Women's Equality Day at the Capitol in Atlanta, Georgia.