I’ve been a passionate feminist all my life, firmly believing in every person’s right to equal treatment under the law. But by the time I graduated from college, the tide had turned against the Equal Rights Amendment. The 1980s powers-that-be told us that we had so many legal protections in place we no longer needed an ERA. In 2016, I knew the erosion of women’s rights had to end. And when my equally feminist daughter asked me, “What’s era?,” I knew I had to act.
I joined the ERA-NC Alliance in 2018 — as soon as I heard about the organization — and have been Vice President of public relations since 2019. It has been an honor to be part of a dedicated, powerhouse group of North Carolina women. They challenge me every day to bring my best to our unrelenting fight.