Religious Committee for the ERA
| Type | Women's Rights Organization |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Activist group for the Equal Rights Amendment |
Key people | Sister Marjorie Tuite, Sister Mary Luke Tobin |
Religious Committee for the ERA was an American women's rights organization active in the late 1970s and early 1980s that advocated for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).[1]
Overview
[edit]The Religious Committee for the ERA was an organization of faith based feminists who planned a series of events to raise awareness of the need for an Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The organization had eight founders.[2] The organization included Catholics, Jewish supporters, Quakers, Presbyterians and many others from a wide variety of faith traditions.[1] After the ERA failed to pass in June 1982, the organization changed its name to Religious Network for Equality of Women.[3] They were also known as Renew.[4]
Timeline of political activity
[edit]- 1978: People of Faith for ERA: Days of Prayer and Action
- 1980: Inter-religious Lobby Day[5]
- 1982: National Prayer Vigil in Washington, D.C.[6]
- 1982: On June 30, members of The Religious Committee for the ERA burned copies of laws that discriminated against women in front of the National archives.[4]
Members
[edit]- Louise Bowman[7]
- Marian Coger[7]
- Mrs. C.L. Dillard[7]
- Theodore Hesburgh[2]
- Joan M. Martin
- Abigail McCarthy[8]
- Rev. Delores Moss[9]
- Eleanor R. Schwartz[10]
- Natalie Tackett[11]
- Sister Mary Luke Tobin[12]
- Sister Marjorie Tuite[3]
- Margaret Wilkins[13]
Affiliated organizations
[edit]- American Baptist Women[14]
- Catholics Act for ERA[5]
- Church Women United[14]
- Las Hermanas[14]
- Leadership Conference of Women Religious[15]
- National Assembly of Women Religious[14]
- National Coalition of American Nuns
- Sisters of Loretto[16]
- St. Joan's International Alliance
References
[edit]- ^ a b Brock, Laura E. (2013). "Religion, Sex & Politics: The Story of the Equal Rights Amendment in Florida": 149.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ a b "Religious Groups Plan ERA Drive". Journal and Courier. September 18, 1976.
- ^ a b "Churchgoers Vow to Fight for Rights". The Sentinel. July 10, 1982.
- ^ a b "Religion in America;NEWLN:Churches vow continued fight for equal rights for women". UPI. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ a b "Panel OK's ERA Measure". The Dispatch. May 1, 1980.
- ^ "Prayer Vigil for ERA Slated". Southern Illinoisian. April 19, 1982.
- ^ a b c "Church Women Rallying in Push for ERA Passage". The Orlando Sentinel. January 8, 1977.
- ^ "El periodico, 1970 Jul.-Nov". www2.mnhs.org. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ Riordan, Patrick (January 21, 1982). "Despite Dim Passage Prognosis, ERA Still Squeezing Out Sparks". The Miami Herald.
- ^ "Letters". The New York Times. 1978-12-20. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ "Natalie Tackett Papers" (PDF).
- ^ "ERA Gets Support from 31 Religious Groups". Rocky Mount Telegram. September 19, 1975.
- ^ "Local Residents, Clergymen to Show ERA Support with Vigil". Southtown Star. March 21, 1982.
- ^ a b c d "Church Women Give Support to Women's Equality Day". Lebanon Daily News. August 24, 1979.
- ^ "Notre Dame Archives Inventory: CLCW 6". www.archives.nd.edu. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
- ^ Williams, Virginia (1995). "LORETTO AND THE WOMEN'S MOVEMENT: From "Sister" to sister" (PDF).