Eleanor Smeal

President of the Feminist Majority Foundation

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President of the Feminist Majority Foundation, she was at the forefront of the fight to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970's

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On this 4th of July, a lot of people may think that equal rights for women are part of the Constitution. They are not.

An Old Controversy Gets a New Name

On this 4th of July, a lot of people may think that equal rights for women are part of the Constitution. They are not.

from To the Point

Fifty years after the civil rights movement began, many people think equal rights for women are part of the Constitution.

An Old Controversy Gets a New Name

Fifty years after the civil rights movement began, many people think equal rights for women are part of the Constitution.

from To the Point

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