Manuscript Collection
Files
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Identifier
Accession 81
Inclusive Dates
1970-1977
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
2,000 pieces, 1.00 linear feet
Language
English
Historical Note
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for women.
Scope and Content Note
The Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition Records consist of correspondence, memoranda, flyers, newsletters, reports, newspaper clippings, mailing lists and financial records concerning the drive for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in South Carolina. The ERA was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for women.
Provenance
The records of the ERA South Carolina Coalition were received by the Archives on March 8, 1977 from Ms. Eunice Holland, Director.
Keywords
women, Women's History, Equal Rights, Civil Rights, Politics, United States Constitution
Copyright
For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.
Finding Aid Citation
Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition Records - Accession 81". Finding Aid 101.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/101
LC Subject Headings
South Carolina Coalition for the Equal Rights Amendment--Archives; Equal rights amendments--South Carolina; Constitutional amendments--Ratification; Women’s rights--South Carolina; Sex discrimination against women--South Carolina
Included in
Civil Rights and Discrimination Commons, Constitutional Law Commons, Law and Gender Commons, Women's History Commons
