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Ordinary Equality - The Fearless Women and Queer People Who Shaped the US Constitution and the Equal Rights Amendment - cover

Ordinary Equality - The Fearless Women and Queer People Who Shaped the US Constitution and the Equal Rights Amendment

Kate Kelly

Publisher: Gibbs Smith

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Summary

Ordinary Equality digs into the fascinating and little-known history of the ERA and the lives of the incredible—and often overlooked—women and queer people who have helped shape the U.S. Constitution for more than 200 years. Based on author Kate Kelly’s acclaimed podcast of the same name, Ordinary Equality recounts a story centuries in the making.
Available since: 03/01/2022.
Print length: 256 pages.

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