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Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale, Illinois

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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 21, 1978

Page

9

Political climate harms ERA says Germond and Witcover

Washington column argues the Equal Rights Amendment is in frail health amid harsh politics. The writers say critics blame prior leadership for slow response to opposition and poor strategy in key conservative states, risking the amendment's fortunes.

Jack Germond Jules Witcover Washington Artems Women’s Movement Seen ERA

Army opens hearing into trainees deaths at Fort Jackson

Army investigators begin hearing into the heat stroke deaths of two Fort Jackson trainees Krassow of Cygnet Ohio and Watts of York South Carolina on June 29. The proceeding seeks to decide if Sgt Willie Alexander and Sgt 1st Class Lawrence Chapman Jr should face court martial for involuntary manslaughter.

Fort Jackson S.C

ERA politics and responses in a hostile Congress

The discussion notes a hostile climate toward the ERA and the 18 year old vote, with McMichael rejecting concessions and women pushing for a new political context in target states. Opponents push bans on abortion and school prayer, while activists must wrestle with political reality to make their case.

McMichael Schlafly Era Women’s Movement

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