Is the Equal Rights Amendment finally on the cusp of passage?

Women across the country continue to lead a fight for equal rights.

Later this month, Minnesota will be center stage for conversations about women's rights. Leaders of the feminist movement will gather in the Twin Cities in mid-July for the annual conference of the National Organization for Women..

This hour, we talked about the Equal Rights Amendment. Though the deadline to ratify it passed decades ago, there's a new push for state legislatures to ratify it anyway.

Meanwhile, states — including Minnesota — are deciding whether to add equal rights language to their state constitutions.

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Two women who are leaders in the effort to make changes here in Minnesota talk about the next step to finally pass the Equal Rights Amendment.

Guests:

Rep. Kaohly Vang Her, DFL- St. Paul

Betty Folliard, former DFL state representative and founder of ERA Minnesota