Florida & the Equal Rights Amendment
I have completed an article about the fight in the 1970s to pass the Equal Rights Amendment in Florida. I am focusing on Florida media coverage, especially that of Florida State Senator Lori Wilson, pictured in this post. Wilson was married to Gannett newspaper executive Al Neuharth, a real champion for women. Al promoted women’s page journalists Gloria Biggs and Marj Paxson into executive positions in later years.
UPDATE: The article has been accepted.
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The other intern
I think that this would be something very appropriate for your website to talk about. Women and girls need to be considered equals in life, and as my story shows, girls can earn the respect they deserve. A very young girls’ soccer team played in a league that they dominated. The girls won every game, even against other girls that were older than them. Their coach made a bold move and put them into the boys league. This was met with some criticism, but as the girls did exceptionally well, it made people stop and think about what was fair and right concerning girls and boys. People should not be discriminated against based on gender, and these girls overcame that discrimination. Watch the trailer at http://www.kicklikeagirlmovie.com and see what you think.