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 ...

Martha Griffiths, Michigan`s Lt. Governor, is sometimes called the ”Mother of the ERA” because she guided the Equal Rights amendment through both houses of Congress in 1972, where it had ...

Martha W. Griffiths, 91, a Detroit Democrat who had served from 1955 to 1974 in the House of Representatives, where she gained attention for her promotion of women's rights legislation, ...

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 ...