Letter from New York League of Professional Women to Congress in Favor of the Equal Rights Amendment, 1971

Description:

Louise Bushnell, the chairman of the New York League of Business and Professional Women, sent this letter to Representative Emanuel Celler. In the letter, she expresses support for the ERA, noting, “Would you really be content, if your female peers in Congress received half your salary? How about that?”

Title:

Letter from New York League of Professional Women to Congress in Favor of the Equal Rights Amendment

Date:

April 19, 1971

Creator:

New York League of Business and Professional Women, Inc.

Source:

Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, National Archives