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eraillinois.bsky.social @eraillinois.bsky.social · Dec 28
Dear President Biden,

Please publish the
Equal Rights Amendment.

Thanks,
The Women of America

#PublishEquality
#ERAnow
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Happy Monday!

Reminder that the Equal Rights Amendment is fully ratified. #ERAnow

Pass it on!
February 2, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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Wishing you a Merry Christmas, and full equality under the law

#ERAnow
December 24, 2025 at 7:13 PM
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All we want for Christmas this year...
Pass it on. #ERAnow
December 23, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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What she said

#ERAnow
December 23, 2025 at 12:15 AM
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All we want for Christmas this year...

#ERAnow
December 20, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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RIP Elizabeth Ann Taylor of Arkansas, ERA champion.

www.arkansasonline.com/obituaries/2...
Arkansas Democrat Gazette
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette is the largest source for award-winning news and opinion that matters to you. Featuring up to the minute breaking news and the most in-depth Razorback, business, and…
www.arkansasonline.com
December 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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This Thanksgiving, a friendly reminder that rights are not pie. There is enough dignity for everyone.
November 26, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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The share of 12th-grade girls in America who are interested in getting married someday has dropped 22 points in the last three decades — from 83% in 1993 to 61% in 2023.
Reporting by Erica Pande, Axios.

www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/...
12th grade girls are less likely than boys to say they want to get married someday
67% of 12th graders say they’ll likely choose to get married someday, down from 80% in 1993. The decline reflects shifting views among girls.
www.pewresearch.org
November 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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Department of Transportation (DOT) updated the rule and introduced a new crash-test dummy modeled on the average woman. The prior dummy weighed less than 110 pounds.

www.nbcnews.com/politics/pol...
Federal government to require car companies to use female crash test dummies
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy unveiled an advanced female crash test dummy — the THOR-05F — on Thursday.
www.nbcnews.com
November 22, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Follow the fight to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment with a pivotal legal battle in Virginia.
Airs Monday Night
www.pbs.org/independentl...

#ERAnow
Ratified - Independent Lens
A century-long push for gender equality meets a turning point in Virginia’s ERA battle.
www.pbs.org
October 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Follow the fight to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment with a pivotal legal battle in Virginia.
Airs Monday Night www.pbs.org/independentl...

#ERAnow
Ratified - Independent Lens
A century-long push for gender equality meets a turning point in Virginia’s ERA battle.
www.pbs.org
October 20, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Something missing from Constitution writes Marjie DeFede of Rayland Ohio. #ERAnow
www.heraldstaronline.com/opinion/lett...
Something missing from Constitution
To the editor: We’re about to commemorate one of the most pivotal moments in American history. Constitution Day will be celebrated on Wednesday. This day commemorates the signing of the United States…
www.heraldstaronline.com
September 14, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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Relying on Geduldig v. Aiello, a 1974 case that reasoned because pregnancy is a condition not experienced by all women, pregnancy was not a sex-based classification, Skrmetti was similarly not about sex according to SOCTUS.

Birth control is next? #ERAnow

thefulcrum.us/rule-of-law/...
The Supreme Court Ruling in the Skrmetti Case Should Have Taken Sex Discrimination Into Account
5 Things To Know
thefulcrum.us
August 30, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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The Equal Rights Amendment is the 28th Amendment
#ThisIsOurERA #WED2025 #WomensEqualityDay #ERANow #WePersist

youtu.be/5b8rzsOPy8s
August 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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ICYMI, the Equal Rights Amendment is fully ratified. #WED
www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...
Enough states have ratified the ERA. Does that mean it's part of the Constitution?
First introduced in 1923, the Equal Rights Amendment has met the requirements for ratification. But its constitutionality is still an open question.
www.usatoday.com
August 26, 2025 at 11:31 AM
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Cheers to Laurie Gray with Indiana NOW for her OpEd
www.chicagotribune.com/2025/08/23/g...
#WED #EqualityDay #ERAnow
Guest column: Women deserve true equality
We can recognize how far we’ve come since August 26, 1920, when the 19th Amendment giving women the constitutional right to vote became law, but we must also acknowledge how far we still have to go…
www.chicagotribune.com
August 23, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Relying on Geduldig v. Aiello, a 1974 case that reasoned because pregnancy is a condition not experienced by all women, pregnancy was not a sex-based classification, Skrmetti was similarly not about sex according to SOCTUS. Birth control is next?

thefulcrum.us/rule-of-law/... #ERAnow
The Supreme Court Ruling in the Skrmetti Case Should Have Taken Sex Discrimination Into Account
5 Things To Know
thefulcrum.us
August 20, 2025 at 12:09 AM
eraillinois.bsky.social
Happy Monday!

Reminder that the Equal Rights Amendment is fully ratified. #ERAnow

Pass it on!
August 12, 2025 at 12:28 AM
eraillinois.bsky.social
Happy Monday!

Reminder that the Equal Rights Amendment is fully ratified. #ERAnow

Pass it on!
August 4, 2025 at 10:27 AM
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Organizers behind an Ohio Equal Rights Amendment have decided to move forward with two separate ballot initiatives to ban discrimination and approve marriage equality after a ruling. Organizers will now have to collect double number of signatures.

thebuckeyeflame.com/2025/07/31/o... #ERAnow
Ohio organizers move forward with two separate amendments to ban discrimination, approve marriage equality
The decision follows a move by the Republican-controlled Ballot Board to double the work for organizers.
thebuckeyeflame.com
August 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Happy Monday!

Reminder that the Equal Rights Amendment is fully ratified. #ERAnow

Pass it on!
July 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
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RIP Ruth of Glenview, Illinois and champion for the Equal Rights Amendment.

www.legacy.com/us/obituarie...
Ruth Ellen Scholly Obituary (2025) - Glenview, IL - N.H. Scott & Hanekamp Funeral Home
View Ruth Ellen Scholly's obituary, send flowers and sign the guestbook.
www.legacy.com
July 26, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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Happy Monday!

Reminder that the Equal Rights Amendment is fully ratified. #ERAnow
July 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Happy Birthday America #ERAnow
July 4, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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A majority of states outlaw marriage where both parties are of the same sex. A law prohibiting gay marriage is sex discrimination, says SCOTUS (for now).
www.axios.com/2025/06/26/m...

#28thAmendment over trigger laws
www.axios.com
June 27, 2025 at 7:53 PM