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Today I'm affirming what I have long believed and what three-fourths of the states have ratified:
The 28th Amendment is the law of the land, guaranteeing all Americans equal rights and protections under the law regardless of their sex.
ALT President Biden declares the Equal Rights Amendment is now the law of the land guarantees all Americans equal rights and protections under the law regardless of their sex
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The text of the Equal Rights Amendment contained a ratification deadline. The amendment was not ratified by the requisite number of states prior that deadline. While some states have ratified the amendment post-deadline, other states have revoked their ratification.
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List of Republicans who oppose the Donald Trump 2024 presidential campaign en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o… #Womenwillnotbesilenced #VoteKamala #womensrights
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7/4/1776 — The Signing of the Declaration of Independence | Mary Katherine Goddard of Baltimore, Maryland, a Colonial-American newspaper woman, printed the first official copies of the radical document in 1776 #womenshistory #4thofJuly
ALT Mary Katherine Goddard's first printing of the Declaration of Independence, 1776
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The History of Juneteenth | Lecture presented by Dr. Shennette Garrett-Scott tracing the history of #JuneteenthDay events from the late nineteenth century freedmen colonies + settlement celebrations to present day community events youtube.com/watch?v=dIi_53ji… #Juneteenth #history
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This remarkable photograph shows the then-oldest living ex-enslaved individual, Mrs. Sally Fickland, viewing the #EmancipationProclamation in the Freedom Train at Philadelphia, on September 17, 1947.
#NationalArchives #Juneteenth
ALT Mrs. Sally Fickland, viewing the Emancipation Proclamation in the Freedom Train at Philadelphia, on September 17, 1947.
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🚨 IMPORTANT UPDATE: Our Sister-To-Sister application deadline is EXTENDED!
You now have until June 21 to be considered for our 8-week intensive virtual learning program. Apply now: ow.ly/wNng50Sir9T
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Today marks the 76th anniversary of the Women's Armed Services Integration Act! 🇺🇸✨ Celebrating the trailblazing women who earned a permanent place in our military in 1948. #TeamMarch honors their legacy and contributions. #MilitaryWomen #76YearsStrong #WomensHistory #AFRC
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The Women Agents Behind the D-Day Invasion historiamag.com/women-agents… #womenshistory #DDay80 #military
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The first Native American women to serve in the U.S military faced scrutiny and prejudice, but despite such hardship played a critical role in caring for those injured during the Spanish American War.
Learn their stories: military.com/daily-news/2023…
#militarywomen #womenshistory
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Dianne Feinstein was a trailblazer—for California, in the U.S. Senate, and for women everywhere. Her impact can never be overstated.
May she rest in peace.
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El 23 de julio de 1852 nacía Martina Castells y Ballespí, una de las primeras médicas en la historia de España. Hija de un médico catalán, empezó a estudiar medicina en Barcelona en 1877. 4 años después solicitó examinarse para obtener su titulación,algo que tuvo que esperar.🧵👇
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Estos días se estrena la película Barbie. ¿Sabías que su "madre" fue una empresaria con una vida apasionante? Aquí un 🧵 sobre Ruth Handler
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Visit us at the Berkshire Conference for Women Historians and introduce yourself to our acquiring editor, Kim Guinta.
And take advantage of our 30% discount offer!
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Cynthia Weil, Prolific, Legendary American Songwriter, Dies at 82 rollingstone.com/music/music… #womenshistory #WomenInMusic #songwriters
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New article by @K_Marino1!! Wethersfield’s Sophia Woodhouse Welles became an inventor & businesswoman by developing new methods for producing bonnets in the early 19th century.
Learn more about this local innovator: connecticuthistory.org/sophi…
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#cthistory #womenshistory
ALT Portrait photograph of a woman from the waist up wearing a dark colored dress.
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8 May 1896 | Stanisława Leszczyńska was born - a Polish #midwife, prisoner of the German #Auschwitz camp no. 41335.
At the female infirmary in Birkenau she received childbirths trying to save #women in labour & refusing to kill newborn babies.
We know from surviving documentation that at least 700 children were born in Auschwitz.
She passed away in 1974.
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📖 The tragic fate of pregnant women and children born in the #Auschwitz camp is the topic of the 5th volume of our educational series 'Voices of Memory': auschwitz.org/en/bookstorepr…
Learn more about the tragic fate of children at Auschwitz.
Online course: lekcja.auschwitz.org/dzieci_…
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Podcast: anchor.fm/auschwitz-memorial…
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A coalition of advocates is working together to ensure that the legacy of Clara Barton remains at the center of future plans for her former home in Maryland - the nation's first-ever national park dedicated to a woman.
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Statement: American Library Association (ALA) Condemns Ongoing Threats Against #Libraries ow.ly/umRu50Nufn1
