Wendy Murphy and Kamala Lopez discuss the huge events that have  transpired since the last episode and the November 2019 election in  Virginia including: the EME Lawsuit we filed to protect the ERA, the AG  Barr Memorandum Opinion Letter to the U.S. Archivist  & the new EME Campaign to urge the incoming administration to  #PublishERA on January 27th of 2021 ..read more

Wendy and Kamala speak with EME Co-Director and VP Natalie White who joins us for the first time on Woman’s Journal 2.0. They discuss their recent victory in Virginia flipping the House of Delegates and paving the way for a “yes” vote on ERA in January of 2020 in Richmond.  We will not be delayed or dissuaded from demanding an IMMEDIATE VOTE on ERA as soon as session begins. Join us to learn how you can be a part of this historic moment – make plans now to come to Richmond on January 8th, 2020 ..read more

For our 6th episode, Woman’s Journal 2.0 interviews ERA advocate and great-great granddaughter of famed suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Coline Jenkins. Coline’s ancestry and relentless dedication to women’s rights is inspirational. She brings her optimistic, no-nonsense approach to Woman’s Journal 2.0 and shares her powerful and simple ideas for how we can get over the finish line on ERA ..read more

Woman’s Journal 2.0 interviews renown ERA Activist, Author & Organizer Zoe Nicholson whose hunger strike for the ERA in 1982 became the basis for her book The Hungry Heart: A Woman’s Fast for Justice. Hear Zoe’s intimate and breathtaking anecdotes about Alice Paul, her furious passion for justice and her unstoppable spirit.  As one of the only women still maintaining the flame of hope for ERA when I stumbled upon it in 2009, Zoe was my first mentor and teacher on my journey with the Equal Rights Amendment and she continues to inspire everyone who meets or hears her.  Additionally ..read more

 Woman’s Journal 2.0 interviews author and woman’s suffrage historian, Barbara Berenson. Hear Barbara’s fascinating take on how women finally won the right to vote, and how lessons learned from the fight for suffrage related to ongoing difficulties with ratification of the ERA. Barbara Berenson is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School. Recently retired as counsel to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts, she is now focusing her work on women's rights and women history ..read more

 Join Wendy and Kamala for a critical conversation and an urgent Call to Action around the fight for the Equal Rights Amendment in Virginia. Guest Kati Hornung from VARatifyERA.org details the political landscape in her state and the strategy for the next two months to win the Virginia state elections and replace anti-equality leadership. This work clears the way to a win in their state legislature in the next session. Please listen and share widely to win ERA in 2020.  ..read more

In this episode, co-hosts Wendy and Kamala welcome renowned Equal Rights Amendment historian Laura Callow. Ms. Callow’s relentless activism spans more than a half-century, and showcases an unparalleled commitment to women’s equality, along with a robust knowledge of the political inner workings behind the ERA’s sometimes tortured past. Her insights around the evolution of the three-state strategy for passing the ERA are important and illuminating.  ..read more

In this episode, co-hosts Wendy Murphy and Kamla Lopez introduce themselves, the Woman's Journal 2.0 project, and their respective histories of advocacy related to establishing gender/sex equality in the United States.  Following the introductions, Wendy and Kamala proceed to a deep dive explanation on the history of the Equal Rights Amendment (the ERA) and explain why passage today would be of the utmost importance for women in America ..read more