[Cathey W. Steinberg collection], 1981-1982; 1996; n.d.

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[Cathey W. Steinberg collection], 1981-1982; 1996; n.d.

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The Cathey W. Steinberg Collection, 1981-1982; 1996, includes archival photocopies of all pages of two scrapbooks, 1981-1982 and 1982, plus a group of additional scrapbook materials (1981-1982; 1996) retained by Steinberg, and the contact sheet and negatives of 26 select color photographs from those scrapbooks. Representative Steinberg's efforts to ratify the ERA and the history of the ERA in Georgia are described through correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs contained in these scrapbooks. Letters include pro-and anti-ERA sentiments expressed by individuals and organizations, while newspaper articles follow the politics surrounding ERA ratification efforts in Georgia. Photographs are of the Women's Equality Day Rally in front of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, 26 August 1981, and an ERA Rally, also in front of the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta, 18 January 1982. Personalities depicted include former Governor George Busbee and Lieutenant Governor Zell Miller, Speaker Tom Murphy, television anchor Monica Kaufman, Representatives Eleanor Richardson, Mary Jane Galer, and Grace Hamilton, and long-time women's rights advocates Mamie K. Taylor, Lucia Fairlee, and Eleanore Raoul Greene.

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Steinberg, Cathey W. (Cathey Weiss), 1942-

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Cathey W. Steinberg, born in 1942, is recognized and admired as a leader for women's rights through her work in the Georgia House of Representatives (1977-1989 District 46 DeKalb County) where she was the primary sponsor of the 1981-1982 ERA legislation. She also served in the Georgia Senate (1991-1993 District 42). While in office, Steinberg introduced legislation which would minimize the pressure on rape victims . Steinberg received a B.A. from Carnegie-Mellon Institute and a M.A. degree in gu...

ERA Georgia, Inc.

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ERA Georgia, Inc. was formed in Atlanta (Ga.) in 1973 for the purpose of securing ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) by the Georgia General Assembly. It began under the name Georgia Coalition for the ERA and became Georgia Council for the ERA before incorporating in 1978 as ERA Georgia, Inc. From the description of ERA Georgia records, 1973-1982. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123429906 ...