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When the Equal Rights Amendment Came to Utah
From Women Run the West | 05:20
Women are only mentioned in the Constitution once: in the Nineteenth Amendment which grants women the right to vote. In 1923, suffragists proposed an amendment that would protect women’s rights across the board, but when the vote came to Utah, it was blocked by the Mormon Church.
Women are only mentioned in the Constitution once: in the Nineteenth Amendment which grants women the right to vote. In 1923, suffragists proposed an amendment that would protect women’s rights across the board, but when the vote came to Utah, it was blocked by the Mormon Church.
When Women Run, Women Win...Except When They Don't
From Women Run the West | 05:15
There aren’t many women serving in Utah’s legislature, but a new law this election year gives hopeful political candidates a new way to get on the their party’s primary ballot. Reporter Jennifer Pemberton looked into whether or not the new alternative to Utah’s caucus-convention system might help more women get elected.
There aren’t many women serving in Utah’s legislature, but a new law this election year gives hopeful political candidates a new way to get on the their party’s primary ballot. Reporter Jennifer Pemberton looked into whether or not the new alternative to Utah’s caucus-convention system might help more women get elected.