API’s ERA Symposium:
Forward Together, Backward Never!
The History & Future of the Equal Rights Amendment
Featuring panel discussions with historians, state legislators, attorneys, and advocates, the symposium on March 24, will explore the history of the Equal Rights Amendment, the way NJ’s constitution and legislature is impacted by the state’s ERA provision, the current state of advocacy for equal rights amendments, and how NJ’s ERA impacts the practice of law in the state. Presented in Partnership with the New Jersey State Bar Association. Click here to view the symposium agenda.For more information and to purchase tickets: HERE
NCWHS’ Suffrage Lesson Plans for grades 5-8 use NVWT
The National Collaborative for Women’s History Sites has created a free five-day lesson plan to give students a working knowledge of the history of women’s suffrage, the many groups of people that fought for suffrage, and to introduce them to the National Votes for Women Trail’s interactive map and research resource. While designed for grades 5-8, it could easily be adapted for a broader range of grades, and knowledge of our interactive map is valuable to all. Please share this information widely. Onward!Get lesson plans HERE
History of Equal Rights (HER) Grant Program
Coming Soon FY2023
The goal of the History of Equal Rights grant program is to preserve and protect sites associated with efforts to achieve equal rights. The History of Equal Rights grants are not limited to any specific group and are intended to include the broadest possible interpretation of equal rights for any American. This program funds physical preservation work and pre-preservation planning activities for sites that are listed in or determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places or as a National Historic Landmark. Applications are anticipated to open in the Spring of 2023.
The goal of the History of Equal Rights grant program is to preserve and protect sites associated with efforts to achieve equal rights. The History of Equal Rights grants are not limited to any specific group and are intended to include the broadest possible interpretation of equal rights for any American. This program funds physical preservation work and pre-preservation planning activities for sites that are listed in or determined eligible for the National Register of Historic Places or as a National Historic Landmark. Applications are anticipated to open in the Spring of 2023.