Feminist Trailblazer Martha Griffiths Dies at 91; Fight for Equal Rights Amendment lives on

The Hunter Envoy | April 30, 2003| | Copyright

Discrimination against women is legal. The Equal Rights Amendment clearly acknowledges women's right to equal protection of the law, but it was never added to the Constitution. As the fight for women's rights to equal pay, housing, healthcare, and educational opportunities continues, women's organizations are mourning the passing of a tireless promoter of the Equal Rights Amendment. Funeral services took place April 28, 2003 for Martha Griffiths, who served ten terms in the U.S. House of Representatives as a representative for Michigan.

She was also Michigan's first elected female lieutenant ...

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