Shoulder to Shoulder. March for ERA [handbill]
Handbill advertising a march in support of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The rally was held on Saturday, May 2, 1981 in Raleigh, North Carolina. <br /><br />The deadline for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment was 1982; however, Congress has the power to extend that deadline. The states that have not ratified the amendment as of January 2019 are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah, and Virginia. <br /><br />This handbill shows silhouettes of people walking with their arms around each other. Beneath the image is a quote from Susan B. Anthony, "There will never be another season of silence until women have the same rights as men have on this green earth." <br /><br />Text: <br />March for ERA<br />Noon Saturday May 2 Raleigh<br /><br />Carolinians and friends will be marching to the grounds of the State Capitol in Raleigh to celebrate eight years of working "shoulder to shoulder" for E.R.A. ratification and the basic justice which E.R.A. represents. s [sic] <br /><br />Those participating in the "rally in Raleigh" will be making a statement of E.R.A. support in North Carolina and other states. They will be delivering the message that "The dream still lives. The hope will never die." <br /><br />If you wish to participate, call the Virginia Council office for details and directions. (804) 643-1593
M 425, Box 13 <a href="https://archives.library.vcu.edu/repositories/5/resources/567" target="_blank" title="finding aid" rel="noreferrer noopener">Elizabeth Smith collection of Virginia ERA Ratification Council Records</a>, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library
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Shoulder to Shoulder [The March of the Women]
Music and lyrics taken from "The March of Women" composed by Ethel Smyth in 1910, to words by Cicely Hamilton. This copy was posted on the bulletin board of Muriel Smith's ERA office in Virginia. <br /><br /> "The March of the Women" became the official anthem of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU) in the United Kingdom and, more widely, the anthem of the women's suffrage movement. <br /><br />A <a href="https://youtu.be/LCtGkCg7trY" target="_blank" title="audio of March of the Women" rel="noreferrer noopener">version of this anthem</a> performed by the Rainbow Chorus (UK) in 2009 may be heard on YouTube.
M 304, Box 3, <a href="https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vcu-cab/vircu00041.xml" target="_blank" title="finding aid" rel="noreferrer noopener">Jean D. Hellmuth papers</a>, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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