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President Biden, you vowed to add ratified ERA to our Constitution. Time's up. | Opinion

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Virginia ratified the Equal Rights Amendment , becoming the final state needed to add about 170 million women and girls to our Constitution .

Sally Kohn : For the first time in our nation’s history, publication of a fully ratified amendment was stopped by the executive branch.

Kohn says President Biden has the rarest of opportunities to cement his legacy of equity and equality into the Constitution .

Kati Hornung ran the successful VAratifyERA campaign in Virginia and is now the executive director of VoteEquality .

She invites all gender-equality advocates to observe Black Friday as a day to honor those who worked for gender equality.

Hornung credits her children for reigniting her passion for equality and fairness in our Constitution .

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