Equal Rights Amendment South Carolina Coalition Records - Accession 183

The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) South carolina Coalition Records consists of correspondence, newsletters, brochures, pamphlets, and telegrams, extending from 1972-1978, sent by both supporters and non-supporters of ERA to Coleman Poag, South Carolina state senator for district 6, in an effort to influence Poag’s vote. The ERA was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for women.https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/1253/thumbnail.jp