Ordinary Equality x Womanica: Crystal Eastman

Ordinary Equality

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News, Suffrage, Politics, History, Women's Rights, Society & Culture, Reproductive Rights, Equal Rights, Era, Abortion, Equal Rights Amendment

4 • 614 Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2022

⏱️ 17 minutes

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Summary

For this episode of the Ordinary Equality x Womanica crossover season, we're going back to the heat of the suffrage movement to learn about one of the Equal Rights Amendment's creators and lifelong advocates. A lawyer, writer and activist, she was known by some as "the most dangerous woman in the world."

Join host Kate Kelly and Dr. Amy Aronson, author of "Crystal Eastman: A Revolutionary Life," as they take us through the story of Crystal Eastman (1881-1928).

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Kate Kelly, and this is Ordinary Equality.
0:04.0	You must remember that when the Constitution was written, that women were regarded as property.
0:14.0	The struggle for an Equal Rights Amendment traces back to 1923 when feminist Alice Paul wrote the words that
0:22.3	became ERA. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or bridged by the United States
0:29.3	or any state on account of sex. So as we warns today, remember, forward together, backward, never.
0:37.9	If you could change one thing about the Constitution, what would it be?
0:42.1	I would add an equal rights amendment.
0:47.6	Today, the House of Representatives
0:53.3	today the House of Representatives cleared a hurdle to make the Equal Rights Amendment the 28th Amendment to the Constitution.
0:57.8	The House voted to remove a deadline for states to ratify the amendment, which would guarantee women the same legal rights as men.
1:07.8	On this show, we've talked about abortion rights crusaders and women's rights activists,
1:13.0	people putting everything on the line to make our society more just.
1:17.2	I'm so excited to continue our work on a brand new season.
1:20.9	This time, in collaboration with Womanica, another podcast from Wonder Media Network.
1:26.9	Each episode will highlight a different woman who is pivotal
1:30.2	in the fight for equality under the law. Today's woman was unrelenting in her fight for equality.
1:37.4	When the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920, after years of fighting for the right of women to vote,
1:43.5	she wrote,
1:48.8	Men are saying perhaps, thank God, this everlasting fight is over.
1:55.0	But women, if I know them, are saying, now at last we can begin.
2:01.6	She understood that gaining the right to vote was the first step in something much bigger.
2:08.6	Crystal Eastman was born in Glenora, New York in 1881. Her parents, Samuel Eastman and Annis Bertha Ford met at Oberlin College.
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