Martha Griffiths, the irascible, independent-minded former congresswoman who was a pivotal force behind the ban on sex discrimination in the 1964 Civil Rights Act and pushed the controversial ...

Rep. Martha Griffiths (D-Mich.) introduced House Joint Resolution 208 in 1971 to propose this constitutional amendment: “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the ...

Rep. Martha Griffiths (D-Mich.) introduced House Joint Resolution 208 in 1971 to propose this constitutional amendment: “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the ...

Representative Martha Griffiths (D., Mich.), the 1972 ERA’s sponsor, agreed to add a seven-year ratification deadline that she said was “customary,” “perfectly proper,” and could help ...

Everyone, from Rep. Martha Griffiths (D-Mich.), who introduced the 1972 ERA, to the women’s groups promoting it supported including a ratification deadline and understood that it was valid and ...

Rep. Martha Griffiths (D-Mich.) introduced House Joint Resolution 208 in 1971 to propose this constitutional amendment: “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the ...