Equal Rights Amendment Debate: Schlafly vs DeCrow
- Author
- John Pemble, Katherine Perkins, Caitlin Troutman
- Published
- Mon 25 Jul 2022
- Episode Link
- https://www.iowapublicradio.org/2022/2022-07-25/from-the-archives-equal-rights-amendment
In the 1970s, Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment. Debates about the merits of the amendment raged across the country, including one in Iowa City in 1979. Phyllis Schlafly, the leader of the Stop ERA movement, debated the issue with Karen DeCrow, the former president of the National Organization for Women.
