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Equal Rights for Women Debate Warps Into Constitutional Battle
The piece outlines the split between National Woman's party and National League of Women Voters over equal rights and suffrage. It describes the blanket bill proposal, a federal constitutional amendment, and state welfare protections, noting leaders, allies, and legal opinions regarding potential impacts on existing women’s legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Dickinson Sherman Oman
Congress
National Woman's Party
National League of Women Voters
National Consumers’ League
National Woman's Trade Union League
White House
O. H. P. Belmont
Campaign For Equal Rights For Women
Alice Paul
National American Suffrage Association
Susan B. Anthony
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Carrie Chapman Catt
International Woman Suffrage Association
Maud Wood Park
Jane Addams
Agnes Nestor
National Women’s Trade Union League
United States
San Francisco
Louisiana
Alabama
Florida
Michigan
Wisconsin
George Gordon Battle
New York
Shippen Lewis
Philadelphia
Legal Education Committee
American Bar Association
Charles W. Needham
Interstate Commerce Commission
George Washington University
Robert T. Scott
Frank P. Walsh
Matthew Hale
Gail Laughlin
Industrial Relations Commission
Walsh
Edward P. Costigan
Chicago
Felix Frankfurter
Harvard Law School
Minimum Wage Board
District of Columbia