First, read and take notes on the following three primary-source documents from the Voices of Freedom documents textbook, paying attention to similarities and differences on the issue of women’s rights and the Equal Rights Amendment.
“The National Organization for Women” (pp. 296-299).
“Brochure on the Equal Rights Amendment” (pp. 307-309).
Phyllis Schlafly’s “The Fraud of the Equal Rights Amendment” (pp. 324-326).
Then, write a letter exchange between two women in the mid-1970s on opposite sides of the women’s rights and Equal Rights Amendment. Creatively explain who the women are and how they are related. Perhaps they are a mother and daughter, two friends, pen-pals, or sisters. Regardless of their relationship, they are on opposite sides of this issue. Write a dialog in which each woman attempts to persuade the other to change their mind on the issue of the Equal Rights Amendment. Write two short letters (1 paragraph each; or, approximately 100-200 words) for 200-40
