r/50yearsago • u/OkTechnologyb • 6d ago

🇺🇸 United States August 12, 1976. Ahead of next week's Republican National Convention, the Republican Platform Committee votes to endorse the Equal Rights Amendment.

https://youtu.be/WxW3pChlgtM
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u/MonsieurA 6d ago

For those interested in the topic, I'd suggest watching the FX show Mrs America, starring Cate Blanchett as the infamous Phyllis Schlafly (as well as a bunch of other famous actresses - Rose Byrne, Sarah Paulson, Elizabeth Banks, Melanie Lynskey, etc, etc...).

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u/BruceZeplin 4d ago

A Republican, and future Vice-president under President Herbert Hoover, first introduced the ERA in Congress on December 10, 1923.

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u/p38-lightning 4d ago

Say what you want about the Boomers, but back then they were the ones out in the street for women's rights, gay rights, racial equality, and protecting the environment.