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ERA Rally Ends in Arrests at White House Fence
A rally in Washington celebrating ratification of the 19th Amendment sees 21 women chained to the White House fence. Activist Charlotte Bunch condemns Reagan for opposing ERA and abortion rights while Sonia Johnson, excommunicated by the Mormon Church, joins the protest alongside other demonstrators in white.
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