Existing comment:
"A big step down for women"
The Equal Rights Amendment sparked a nationwide debate in the 1960s and 1970s over changing views of the social roles of women. In this letter to her congressman, Mrs. Thomas Zeko expressed her opposition to the ERA. She said, "that a woman will find her fulfillment in competing for some traditionally male position just isn't so."
Letter from Mrs. Thomas Zeko opposed to the Equal Rights Amendment, September 9, 1971, Records of the U.S. House of Representatives |