GROWING UP IN A FAMILY steeped in Quaker tradition, Alice Paul lived and breathed its tenets. This included the “first principle,” that there should be equality of the sexes. According to Paul, “it wasn’t a subject for discussion … there were many things in which the world hadn’t come along, and this was one that […]
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September 6, 2023 Take Action NOW! The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has determined that the Pregnant Worker’s Fairness Act (PWFA) should include abortion as a medical condition requiring employers to accommodate—despite clear statements by our duly elected legislators that abortion would not be included in the Act. FFL President Serrin Foster writes to the EEOC challenging their
August 25,2023 What Did Suffrage Leader Alice Paul tell FFL Co-Founder Pat Goltz about the ERA and Abortion? On Women’s Equality Day, August 26th, we celebrate the day women won the right to vote in 1920. Three years later, Alice Paul would draft the original Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), seeking to end the legal distinction
August 14, 2023 Tips for Back to School & How to Beat the Heat! Women are often the primary caretakers of families and know that back-to-school time can bring stress, excitement, and extra costs. Our Women Deserve Better helpsite is a great place to go for tips on making the school year a success! Cheap,
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