Kimblair13 0 #1 March 7, 2006 So I'm trying write a paper in regards to this: How was the societal division over the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment similar to the split in opinion regarding the Supreme Court case Roe v. Wade? How did the rhetoric that was used in arguments supporting and opposing the ERA mirror that which surrounded Roe v. Wade? Were there differences in the way society was split over these two significant issues? Anyone got any strong opinions to get me started writing? I've been sitting in my room all day and have accomplished nothing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
windcatcher 0 #2 March 7, 2006 3...2...1...C-YA!!!! Mother to the cutest little thing in the world... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
yamtx73 0 #3 March 7, 2006 Uhmm.... yes? The only naturals in this sport shit thru feathers... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eeneR 3 #4 March 7, 2006 Go venture on over to speakers corner, which im sure as windcatcher stated..this will be headed there shortly. There are threads, many of them on this topic in there already.She is not a "Dumb Blonde" - She is a "Light-Haired Detour Off The Information Superhighway." eeneR TF#72, FB#4130, Incauto Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimblair13 0 #5 March 7, 2006 Quote 3...2...1...C-YA!!!! LOL I thought I'd put it here. Do as many people look in the speakers corner as bonfire? I never look in there in fear of my life! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimblair13 0 #6 March 7, 2006 QuoteThere are threads, many of them on this topic in there already. SWEET! I'll copy and paste them to make my paper! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
windcatcher 0 #7 March 7, 2006 You have reason to fear, my dear! . Speaker's Corner will ruin ya! Mother to the cutest little thing in the world... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lawrocket 3 #8 March 7, 2006 Perhaps you'll get better responses if you posit a thesis to us, and see what we think. Of course, so long as it wouldn't be considered unauthorized collaboration by your institution. My wife is hotter than your wife. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kelpdiver 2 #9 March 7, 2006 how old are you? I know the ERA lost before my time (I'm 34), whereas the abortion debate has continued. So I have no frame of reference to compare the two. And of course now the '27th amendment' is something quite different. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimblair13 0 #10 March 7, 2006 Quote how old are you? 20 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest 1010 #11 March 7, 2006 QuoteQuote how old are you? 20 okay I almost put food through my nose with that one You can have it good, fast, or cheap: pick two. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimblair13 0 #12 March 7, 2006 Well, tomorrow I'll be 21! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CanuckInUSA 0 #13 March 7, 2006 QuoteWell, tomorrow I'll be 21! Well that changes everything. BTW Happy ... early ... birthday. Try not to worry about the things you have no control over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest 1010 #14 March 7, 2006 ummmm ... how to gently say ... better check the Bonfire Kimmey and this thread is pretty much dead too You can have it good, fast, or cheap: pick two. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kimblair13 0 #15 March 7, 2006 Quoteand this thread is pretty much dead too **performs CPR and shocks** Definately dead. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,589 #16 March 7, 2006 I was around for both; avoided pink for years because it was "taken" by the anti-ERA folks. But really, there's a lot more invective and nasty polarization now than there was then. Most of the anti-ERA stuff I heard was about women needing protection. That may have been because it was what I wanted to hear. I do know that my (way more than me) extremely liberal college professor uncle was against it because equal rights should have all been covered already. Of course, my almost as liberal father really kind of thought that a mother should stay home with the children because she's better suited, and a man with a family should be paid more than a women for the same job. Wendy W.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nightingale 0 #17 March 7, 2006 Given the way you've described your assignment, the opinions of people of today don't seem as relevant to it as the opinions of people living at the time. If I were writing a paper on this topic, the first place I'd go would be to newspaper editorial pages from the time in question. You'll get a lot of fairly well constructed opinions on both sides of each issue, which should give you a starting point to compare and contrast them. Your school reference librarian should be able to help you out. Of course, there's always google and wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roe_v._Wade http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Rights_Amendment That should give you a start. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
