PRESS RELEASE
Monday, MAY 17, 1982
Contacts:
Maureen Fiedler RSM
Jean Harvey
SEVEN WOMEN BEGIN FAST FOR THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT IN SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS.
On Tuesday, May 18, a group of women gathered in Springfield, Illinois will begin a solemn fast for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. A press conference will be held in the Press Room of the Capitol in Springfield at 10 A.M. on May 18 to announce the fast and explain its purpose.
Seven women from around the country are beginning to fast, including Sonia Johnson, the Mormon woman who was excommunicated because of her advocacy of the Equal Rights Amendment.
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