Equal Rights

Support ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment and efforts to bring laws into compliance with the goals of the ERA. Support equal rights for all under state and federal law regardless of race, color gender, religion, national origin, age, sexual orientation, or disability.

Our Bodies Our Choice: Moving to Action

Submitted by Montgomery County, VA in November 2024.

Event Date:

12/08/2024 - 2:30pm

Event location:

Blacksburg Community Center

Learn about proposed legislation and ways to make your voice heard to legislators about reproductive health issues. Connect to other local, state, and national organizations with a reproductive rights or social justice agenda.

The President Must Immediately Publish the Equal Rights Ammendment

Submitted by Virginia in November 2024.

Action Alerts

Tell President Biden to Publish the Equal Rights Amendment

Submitted by Bucks County in November 2024.

Action Alerts

Send an email urging President Biden to instruct the US Archivist to certify and publish the ERA in the Constitution!

League Lecture Series, Civil Rights, Hubert Humphrey

Submitted by Johnson County in September 2024.

Event Date:

10/24/2024 - 6:30pm

Event location:

Iowa City Public Library

To mark the 60th anniversary of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, award-winning author Samuel G.

Submitted by Connecticut in September 2024.

Blog Post

Leagues representing 50 states and DC pen letter to White House & Congress to enshrine the Equal Rights Act in the US Constitution.

Submitted by Alachua County in August 2024.

Event Date:

08/26/2023 - 12:00am to 11:45pm

Every Aug 26, we celebrate the accomplishments women have made and commemorate the 19th Amendment. This November, we can’t afford to stand on the sidelines. That’s why today, on Women’s (in)equality Day, we are empowering women to make their voices heard by preparing to vote!

Submitted by Johnson County in August 2024.

Event Date:

09/17/2024 - 7:00pm

Event location:

Iowa City Senior Center, Assembly Room

Join author Dr.

Submitted by Sussex County, Delaware in July 2024.

News

The Southern Delaware Alliance for Racial Justice (SDARJ) will host a public meeting about restoration of the Nassau School building on Thursday, July 25, 3-6 pm, at the Lewes Senior Activity Center on Janice Road.

Submitted by Bucks County in June 2024.

Action Alerts

The federal Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has met all requirements for a constitutional amendment. Now we need your help to get it published in the US Constitution as the 28th Amendment.

Building lit up with rainbow colored lights

Submitted by Alachua County in April 2024.

Event Date:

05/11/2024 - 6:00pm

Event location:

Gainesville Woman's Club

The League of Women Voters stands on the pillar of protecting the civil rights of all persons in the United States, including LGBTQI+ persons.

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Our Bodies Our Choice: Moving to Action

The President Must Immediately Publish the Equal Rights Ammendment

Tell President Biden to Publish the Equal Rights Amendment

The Hero You Don't Know: Hubert Humphrey and the Long Struggle for Civil Rights

League of Women Voters Issues Nation-Wide Call for Urgent Action for Equality

Women's (In)Equality Week

From Dubuque to Selma and Beyond: My Journey to Understand Racism in America

Nassau School Open House Hosted by SDARJ July 25, 3-6 pm

Support the Equal Rights Amendment Today!

Join LWVAC at the Stand with the Banned Gala

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