This article from the Des Moines Register discusses a 1998 vote over a proposed amendment to Iowa's Constitution that added "and women" to the phrase "All men (and women) are, by nature, free and equal and have certain inalienable rights." This amendment was a weaker version of the proposed Equal Rights Amendments of 1980 and 1992, which both used stronger language concern gender and were voted down. Iowans voted in favor of the proposed change in 1998, and "and women" was added to the State Constitution. Content can be used with the following standards: 7th grade SS 7.27 Iowa's Role in Global Issues Today and SS-Gov. 9-12.28 Iowa Issues and Policy in a lesson on gender discrimination and women's rights in the modern age. For any use other than instructional resources, please check with the organization that owns this item regarding copyright restrictions.
2018.049.002 [Clipping, Newspaper]
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