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"Look Out! They're Planning to Draft Your Daughter" pamphlet

Item

Title
"Look Out! They're Planning to Draft Your Daughter" pamphlet
Rights
Rights to reproduce and publish belong to the Arizona Historical Society. Permission granted November 3rd, 2021.
Creator
Congressman John G. Schmitz
Date
November, 1972 C.E.
Description
A pamphlet opposing the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. In the pamphlet, Congressman Schmitz, focuses on the possibility of the bill sending women into the draft as equally as men. This fear of female drafting appeared to be the biggest factor people claimed opposition for at the time. He aims to expose the underlying "radical" motives that lie beneath the sections of the ERA.
Format
Pamphlet, black and white print, 9 pages.
Language
English
Publisher
Arizona Historical Society Digital Collections.
Contributor
Faith N. Cooksey
Identifier
Arizona Historical Society Digital Collections. 100-0003039.
Subject
Equal Rights Amendment; 1970s; women’s rights; feminism; draft; radical.
Source
PDF file. Arizona Historical Society Digital Collections. 11/04/21. https://azhsarchives.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/eraaz/id/20/rec/1
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