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National Organization for Women ERA pamphlet

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National Organization for Women ERA pamphlet

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State Archives of Florida

Description

Lists the benefits of passing the ERA.

Date

1976 (circa)

Creator

National Organization for Women

Format

Pamphlets

General Note

Passed by Congress in 1972, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) proposed that "equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any state on account of sex." Though 35 states had ratified the ERA by the extended 1982 deadline, it still needed the support of a three-fourths majority, or 38 states, to amend the U.S. Constitution. In Florida, the amendment was introduced or voted on in every legislative session from 1972 until 1982. Though it passed the Florida House of Representatives on several occasions, it never passed the Senate. With the deadline fast approaching, Florida was one of four states to hold a special legislative session to decide on the fate of the ERA in the summer of 1982. While it passed the House (60-58), it again failed in the Senate with a 22-16 vote against ratification. It did not pass any of the other three state legislatures in special session that summer, and the ERA was defeated as a constitutional amendment.

ERA will provide citizens of all 50 states with a constitutional guarantee of Legal Quality.

ERA will guarantee fair treatment in the marketplace for the millions of women who must work.

ERA will enhance the role of the wife by providing the retention of legal rights after marriage.

ERA will eliminate payment of inheritance tax by widows on jointly owned property and equalize benefits in social security and pensions.

ERA will create equal educational opportunities for boys and girls in publicly supported schools.

ERA will ensure that the "Good of the Child" be the primary criterion for awarding custody. (Alimony will continue to be awarded on the basis of the need.)

ERA will extend to men truly beneficial "protective labor laws" and will prohibit restrictive and discriminatory hiring practices for men and women.

ERA will strengthen the family unit by ensuring that the marriage may be a true partnership.

The Equal Rights Amendment is a symbol of our national committment to the pricniples of Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happinessl; We are fortunate, our nation's 200th birthday, to have the means by which we may fufill America's promise of justice and freedom by providing a Constitutional guarantee of equality.

WORDING OF THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT

Section 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.

Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce by appropriate legislation, the provision of this article.

Section 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.

ERA will not destroy the family.

ERA will not deny the right to privacy

ERA will not dictate homosexual marriage laws

ERA will not affect the Supreme Court ruling on abortion.

ERA will not require women to earn a salary.

ERA will not interfere with a state's right to legislate.

Thirty-four of the needed thirty-eight states have ratified the Equal Rights Amendment. Florida must become one of the four states needed for ratification.

Your help is needed in the Ratification effort. You cna contact one of the NOW chapters listed on the back or a local affiliate of one of the supporting organizations.

The fall elections are important. There are PRO ERA candidates in all of the remaining state Senate races. (in 1975 the Florida Senate defeated the ERA by a 21-18 vote. As of September, 1976, the vote apepars to be 18 YES, 16 NO, with six Senate races to be decided. The Florida House of Represenatives ratified the ERA in 1975, but there is still the need to maintain that status.)

RATIFICATION IS WITHIN OUR GRASP

To help, YOU CAN:

Vote for PRO ERA candidates

Work in the campaigns of PRO ERA candidates

Contribute money to Pro Era candidates

Write, Call, or Visit your legislators, urging them to vote YES on ERA

Tell your friends, relatives, and neighbors about the importance of ERA

Join your local NOW chapter or ERA coaltion to work together for ERA.

DO IT TODAY!

Title

National Organization for Women ERA pamphlet

Subject

Equal rights amendments

Women's rights

Women -- Legal status, laws, etc

Description

Lists the benefits of passing the ERA.

Creator

National Organization for Women

Source

State Archives of Florida

Date

1976 (circa)

Format

pamphlets

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s79_b01_f38_01

Coverage

Late 20th-Century Florida (1968-2000)

Geographic Term

Jensen Beach (Fla.)

Martin County (Fla.)

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Display Date

ca. 1976

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topic

Politics And Government

Subject - Corporate

Florida. Governor (1971-1979 : Askew)

Subject - Person

Askew, Reubin O'D., 1928-2014

Transcript

EQUAL RIGHTS FOR ALL FLORIDIANS MEANS PASSAGE OF THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT