We are all living through modern constitutional history in the making, and Ordinary Equality helps teach about the past, present, and future of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) through the lives of the bold, fearless women and queer people who have helped shape the U.S. Constitution.
Ordinary Equality digs into the fascinating and little-known history of the ERA and the lives of the incredible-and often overlooked-women and queer people who have helped shape the U.S. Constitution for more than 200 years. Based on author Kate Kelly’s acclaimed podcast of the same name, Ordinary Equality recounts a story centuries in the making. From before the Constitution was even drafted to the modern day, she examines how and why constitutional equality for women and Americans of all marginalised genders has been systematically undermined for the past 100-plus years, and then calls us all to join the current movement to put it back on the table and get it across the finish line.
Kate Kelly provides a much-needed fresh perspective on the ERA for feminists of all ages, and this engaging, illustrated look at history, law, and activism is sure to inspire many to continue the fight.
Individual chapters tell the stories of Molly Brant (Konwatsi-tsiaienni / Degonwadonti), Abigail Adams, Phillis Wheatley, Matilda Joslyn Gage, Alice Paul, Mary Church Terrell, Pauli Murray, Martha Wright Griffiths, Patsy Takemoto Mink, Barbara Jordan, and Pat Spearman, and features other key players and concepts, including Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Title IX, Danica Roem, and many more.
‘Lawyer and podcaster Kelly focuses this breezy and inspiring history of the fight against gender and sex discrimination on 12 women who pushed for 'constitutional equality’ for women and other marginalised groups….‘ - Publishers Weekly
'In 'Ordinary Equality,’ Kate Kelly takes us through a parade of my heroes, so many of whom have been excluded from our national dialogue and the telling of the history of the United States. This book is smart, thoughtful, inspiring, and beautifully designed. It’s a must read for every single person who believes in the ideals of equality and a better future for America.‘ - Alyssa Milano, Actress and ERA advocate
