In recent years, there has been a push at the statehouse to revive and ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. It'd be a symbolic gesture, since the measure failed in the 1970s, and never did get enough support from states to pass federally. It was meant to include in the Constitution that women shall be afforded the same rights as men and not discriminated against due to gender.
A local playwright has taken on this topic. Some of the area's most acclaimed actors will be reading the play on Sunday at the Hoogland Center for the Arts in Springfield. (Click here for more info.) It's called "Rising Up of the Springdale Ladies Aid Society." I spoke with the playwright, Carole Kennerly:
