Janet Mary Riley Letter to Louisiana Legislators in Favor of the E.R.A., 1976
Riley, Janet Mary
Equal rights amendments
Women's rights
Equality
1976 correspondence between Janet Mary Riley and Louisiana legislators concerning her positive stance on the E.R.A.
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for all citizens regardless of sex; it seeks to end the legal distinctions between men and women in terms of divorce, property, employment, and other matters. It has never been ratified by the states and is not part of the United States Constitution.
Janet Mary Riley was originally against the Equal Rights Amendment (E.R.A.) out of a fear of “an extreme interpretation of E.R.A. to forbid any state of federal action recognizing sex differences.” As the amendment evolved and passed Congress in 1972, it became to Janet “the very symbol of equality of the sexes before the law” and she changed her mind in support of it.
Riley, Janet Mary
Box 26 Folder 3, <a href="http://library.loyno.edu/assets/handouts/archives/Collection_33_Riley.pdf">Collection 33: Janet Mary Riley Papers</a>
Loyola University (New Orleans, La.)
1976
Letter Against E.R.A. To Professor Warren D. Bracy, 1974
Riley, Janet Mary
Equal rights amendments
Women rights
Equality
Women
Bracey, Warren D.
1974 correspondence between Janet Mary Riley and Professor Warren D. Bracey, professor of Law at the University of Toledo, concerning Riley's stance on the E.R.A.
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for all citizens regardless of sex; it seeks to end the legal distinctions between men and women in terms of divorce, property, employment, and other matters. It has never been ratified by the states and is not part of the United States Constitution.
Janet Mary Riley was originally against the Equal Rights Amendment (E.R.A.) out of a fear of “an extreme interpretation of E.R.A. to forbid any state of federal action recognizing sex differences.” As the amendment evolved and passed Congress in 1972, it became to Janet “the very symbol of equality of the sexes before the law” and she changed her mind in support of it.
Riley, Janet Mary
Box 26 Folder 3, <a href="http://library.loyno.edu/assets/handouts/archives/Collection_33_Riley.pdf"><span>Collection 33: Janet Mary Riley Papers</span></a>
Loyola University (New Orleans, La.)
1974
Thank you Letter from Gertrude "Gertie" Lorio Beauford, 1976
Beauford, Gertrude "Gertie" Lorio
Riley, Janet Marey
Equal rights amendments
Women
Women's rights
Correspondence between Gertrude "Gertie" Lorio Beauford and Janet Mary Riley. Beauford thanks Riley for her support of the E.R.A.
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for all citizens regardless of sex; it seeks to end the legal distinctions between men and women in terms of divorce, property, employment, and other matters. It has never been ratified by the states and is not part of the United States Constitution.
Janet Mary Riley was originally against the Equal Rights Amendment (E.R.A.) out of a fear of “an extreme interpretation of E.R.A. to forbid any state of federal action recognizing sex differences.” As the amendment evolved and passed Congress in 1972, it became to Janet “the very symbol of equality of the sexes before the law” and she changed her mind in support of it.
Gertrude Lorio Beauford
Box 26, Folder 8, <a href="http://library.loyno.edu/assets/handouts/archives/Collection_33_Riley.pdf"><span>Collection 33: Janet Mary Riley Papers</span></a>
Loyola University (New Orleans, La.)
1975-06-17
Pamphlet "E.R.A: Answers to Questions about the Equal Right Amendment," 1972
Equal rights amendments
Women's rights
Women
A pamphlet produced by the National Women's Party to answer questions concerning the possible effects of the Equal Rights Amendment.
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for all citizens regardless of sex; it seeks to end the legal distinctions between men and women in terms of divorce, property, employment, and other matters. It has never been ratified by the states and is not part of the United States Constitution.
National Women's Party
Box 26 Folder 3, <a href="http://library.loyno.edu/assets/handouts/archives/Collection_33_Riley.pdf">Collection 33: Janet Mary Riley Papers</a>
Louisiana Unvirsity (New Orleans, La.)
1972-7-08
“Vote No” E.R.A. Hang Tag
Riley, Janet Mary
Equal rights amendments
Women's rights
Women
Hang tag protesting the E.R.A.
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for all citizens regardless of sex; it seeks to end the legal distinctions between men and women in terms of divorce, property, employment, and other matters. It has never been ratified by the states and is not part of the United States Constitution.
Janet Mary Riley was originally against the Equal Rights Amendment (E.R.A.) out of a fear of “an extreme interpretation of E.R.A. to forbid any state of federal action recognizing sex differences.” As the amendment evolved and passed Congress in 1972, it became to Janet “the very symbol of equality of the sexes before the law” and she changed her mind in support of it.
Riley, Janet Mary
Loyola University (New Orleans, La.)
Box 26 Folder 3, <a href="http://library.loyno.edu/assets/handouts/archives/Collection_33_Riley.pdf"><span>Collection 33: Janet Mary Riley Papers</span></a>
Loyola University (New Orleans, La.)
1970's
Women’s rights in the Louisiana Matrimonial Regime, 1976
Riley, Janet Mary
Louisiana Law
Louisiana Matrimonial Regime
Women's rights
Women
Property Law
Article by Janet Mary Riley, reprinted from <em>Tulane Law Review, </em>acting as a call to action on part of the Louisiana Legistator for equality amoung the sexes. Riley is especially concerened with the "Head and Master" rule and Louisiana's legislation in relation to other states and nations.
The “Head and Master” rule within Louisiana’s Civil Code gave the husband sole control over community property or, everything a husband and wife acquired while together. Janet Mary Riley spearheaded the cause to change the code for equal management and division for both partners.
Riley, Janet Mary
Box 2 Folder 12, <a href="http://library.loyno.edu/assets/handouts/archives/Collection_33_Riley.pdf">Collection 33: Janet Mary Riley Papers</a>
Tulane Law Review
Loyola University (New Orleans, La.)
1976-03
The Louisiana Woman and her Changing Society, 1973
Women
Women's rights
Louisiana
Pamphlet produced by the Louisiana Committee for the Humanities outlining a series of programs and seminars concerning "The Louisiana Woman and Her Changing Society."
Louisiana Committee for the Humanities
Box 45 Folder 9, <a href="http://library.loyno.edu/assets/handouts/archives/Collection_33_Riley.pdf"><span>Collection 33: Janet Mary Riley Papers</span></a>
Loyola University (New Orleans, La.)
Louisiana Committee for the Humanities
1973
The New Women in Louisiana Law
Women
Women's rights
Louisiana law
Pamphlet advertising for "The New Woman in Louisiana Law," a program put on by the Metropolitan New Orleans YWCA and the Association for Women Attorneys and funded by the Louisiana Committee for the Humanities.
YWCA (New Orleans, La.)
Association for Women Attorneys
Box 62 Folder 5, <a href="http://library.loyno.edu/assets/handouts/archives/Collection_33_Riley.pdf"><span>Collection 33: Janet Mary Riley Papers</span></a>
Loyola University (New Orleans, La.)
1982-1983