Thank you Letter from Gertrude "Gertie" Lorio Beauford, 1976
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Title
Thank you Letter from Gertrude "Gertie" Lorio Beauford, 1976
Subject
Beauford, Gertrude "Gertie" Lorio
Riley, Janet Marey
Equal rights amendments
Women
Women's rights
Description
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.
Creator
Gertrude Lorio Beauford
Source
Box 26, Folder 8, Collection 33: Janet Mary Riley Papers
Publisher
Loyola University (New Orleans, La.)
Date
1975-06-17
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Citation
Gertrude Lorio Beauford , “Thank you Letter from Gertrude "Gertie" Lorio Beauford, 1976,” Loyola University New Orleans Special Collections & Archives, accessed March 28, 2024, https://loynosca.omeka.net/items/show/6.