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The ERA was written by Alice Paul in 1923 and introduced to Congress every year until it passed out of both chambers in 1972. This amendment seemed to be received with enthusiasm and was ratified by 6 states in two days! However, the pace of the ratification slowed after 1975 and only 35 states (out of [...]

Fifteen years ago, I experienced a personal seismic shift as I first entered the Sewall Belmont House & Museum. How could I not have known about the National Woman’s Party? Raised in an educated Midwestern family of community activists, I was incensed that the early 20th Century suffragists’ stories were not included in my school [...]

AUTUMN GEM: A Documentary on Modern China’s First Feminist explores the life of the “Chinese Joan of Arc” Qiu Jin, radical women’s rights activist and leader of a revolutionary army. Free screenings in San Francisco Bay Area March – May 2012.