Ordinary Equality

The Ghost of Alice Paul

Episode Summary

This episode dives into the complex — and at times problematic — author of the ERA: Alice Paul.

Episode Notes

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Special thanks to Equality Now, an international human rights organization that works to protect and promote the rights of women and girls around the world. To learn more about what you can do to support the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, check out www.equalitynow.org/era.

To dive deeper into some of the topics discussed in this episode, check out:

• “The Complex History of the Women’s Suffrage Movement” (Jennifer Schuessler * New York Times * 2019)
• A Woman’s Crusade (Mary Walton * Griffin * 2015)
• Seneca Falls and the Origins of the Women’s Right Movement (Sally Gregory McMillen * Oxford University Press * 2008) 
• The Light of Truth (Ida B. Wells * Penguin Classics * Reprint 2014)