Manuscript Collection
Files
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Identifier
Accession 388
Inclusive Dates
1972-1982
Restrictions
Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections
Collection Size
1000 pieces, .50 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 (ERA) South Carolina Coalition Records date from 1972-1982 and include minutes of meetings, correspondence, magazine articles and newspaper clippings, brochures, pamphlets, flyers, memoranda, and other records relating to the drive for ERA ratification 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 deposited April 2, 1982 via Marge Osborne.
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 388". Finding Aid 103.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/103
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
