[Sonia Johnson and the ERA] 1979-1980
Related Entities
There are 2 Entities related to this resource.
Johnson, Sonia
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6qf8v5f (person)
Sonia Ann Harris was born on 27 February 1936 in Malad City, Idaho, to Alvin and Ida Howell Harris. Her childhood was spent in Preston, Idaho, until the family moved to Logan, Utah, in 1948. She was raised a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (The Mormon Church). After graduation from Logan High School in 1954 Sonia worked in a bank until she entered Utah State University in January 1955. She received her B.A. in English in 1958. Sonia and Richard Theodore Johnson...
Mormons for ERA
http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6h45zbt (corporateBody)
Mormons for ERA was officially organized in 1978 by co-founders: Hazel Davis Rigby, Maida Rust Withers, Teddie Wood, and Sonia Johnson. Sonia Johnson was voted the first president and main spokesperson on May 7, 1980. On December 11, 1982 Johnson was succeeded by Alice Allred Pottmyer. Mormons for ERA was a pro-Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) organization that worked, rallied, and lobbied for the ERA. Their major activities included: formal and informal relations with the media, lobbyi...
