The League of Women Voters of Delaware has issued an Action Alert:

The time has come to actively support HB 299:
a proposal to add the Equal Rights Amendment to the Delaware Constitution.

“No person shall be denied equal rights under the law. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged on account of the sex of the individual.”

 Please contact your legislators and urge them to support this bill.   The prime sponsor is: Representative Longhurst; Additional Sponsors: Sens. Hansen, Henry, McBride, Townsend; Co-Sponsors: Sen. Bushweller, Cloutier, Ennis, Lopez, Marshall, McDowell, Poore, Sokola, Walsh; Reps. Baumbach, Bennett, Bentz, Bolden, Brady, Heffernan, Jaques, J. Johnson, Q. Johnson, Keeley, Kowalko, Lynn, Mulrooney, Osienski, Paradee, Ramone, Schwartzkopf, M. Smith, Viola, K. Williams

 If your legislator(s) are listed as sponsors or co-sponsors, let them know you are contacting them on behalf of the League of Women Voters and thank them. The names above are clickable to reach their websites. If not listed, urge your representatives to support this bill.

Do it for all the women in Delaware.  We have to work twice as hard and achieve twice as much to gain the same benefits and opportunities as our male counterparts.

If you don’t know who your legislators are, go to http://legis.delaware.gov/. To find the email address or telephone number for your legislators, go to http://legis.delaware.gov/House or http://legis.delaware.gov/Senate. Click on your legislator’s name.

Do it today! Then email us at lwvde [at] comcast.net to let us know of their responses.

March 28 is the day when this measure will be highlighted.

First, come to a presentation at the Archives Building in Dover in honor of Senator Margaret Rose Henry:  10 a.m. Topic:  “Redefining Women in the Workforce.”  RSVP to Stella.Harrison [at] state.de.us or call 302-577-8970

 Then, attend a rally at noon in front of Legislative Hall featuring Representative Lisa Blunt Rochester, Governer Carney, Representative Longhurst, and Senator Hansen

 And one more event:  Come to the hearing in the House Administration Committee in the afternoon at Legislative Hall to show your support. You can testify to let our Representatives know why we are urging them to pass this proposed legislation, to equalize the playing field for women and men.

 Wear purple, a color used by the original Suffragettes to show the world that they were fighting for equality for women

~~a fight that continues to this day~~

 Questions: Email sandyspence [at] gmail.com.