In Pursuit of Equity: The Ongoing Struggle for the Equal Rights AmendmentMain MenuIntroductionERA TimelineBeginnings of the ERABreaking Barriers with The ERABacklash To The Equal Rights AmendmentThe Equal Rights Amendment In The Present DayThe Women of the ERAEinav Rabinovitch-Fox2e56e3d6b4b5f137a53bf7f9d80912f3b70a7958Kintan Silvany27acd809d8b92f60fa0c22b1d284608814bc6757Abner Calderonb03ac0a842793a715372659d5c676baf1603fc74Aly Memberg633115900d9e4fdd285e59fb0d1f7aebe9630776By Abner Calderon, Aly Memberg, Kintan Silvany and Einav Rabinovitch-Fox
1978 March for ERA
12023-05-02T04:45:31+00:00Kintan Silvany27acd809d8b92f60fa0c22b1d284608814bc67571351March for the Equal Rights Amendment, Washington, DC., August 26, 1978, photography by Mary Eastwoodplain2023-05-02T04:45:31+00:00Kintan Silvany27acd809d8b92f60fa0c22b1d284608814bc6757
The March for the Equal Rights Amendment in Washington, DC in 1978 was a significant event in the ongoing fight for gender equality in the United States. Taking place on the one-year anniversary of the death of Alice Paul, the suffragist leader who drafted the ERA, the march drew attention to the need for a constitutional amendment explicitly prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex. The use of colors like purple, white, and gold by the marchers was a powerful symbol linking the struggle for voting rights to the broader fight for gender equality. Among the many activists who participated in the march was Pauli Murray, a pioneering figure in the fight for civil rights and gender equality. Murray was a co-founder of the National Organization for Women (NOW) and a tireless advocate for women's rights, using her skills as a lawyer and writer to push for legal and social change. Her presence at the march served as a reminder of the long history of women's activism in the United States, as well as the ongoing struggles for equality and justice that continue to this day.
