Women demand “deeds not words”: Joe Biden must enshrine the ERA in the Constitution

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In the NewsJanuary 2, 2025 Jan 2, 2025

Women demand “deeds not words”: Joe Biden must enshrine the ERA in the Constitution

In an op-ed published by Salon, Kate Kelly and celebrity co-author Alyssa Milano urge President Biden to finalize the Equal Rights Amendment during his last days in office.

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In an interview with MeidasTouch on Thursday the host Ben Meiselas asked President Joe Biden what he is working on right now and what he hopes to accomplish before the end of his term. President Biden responded, “There’s a couple things I want to get done. Women’s issues, for example… We should be passing the ERA. There’s a consensus for it.”

This is a good sign. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) has been over 100 years in the making, and it is long overdue. To borrow a phrase from the suffrage movement when the ERA was first written—we want deeds, not words.

The above excerpt was originally published in Salon. Click here to view the full article.

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Kate Kelly

Former Senior Director, Women\'s Initiative

Alyssa Milano

Actress and activist

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