Cheryll Coon-Riley takes a photo in the early 1900s car that ERA Now is taking around the country to promote the signing of the Equal Rights Amendment by Congress. Those who attended the March 25 event on the Square could take photos with the car and even squeeze the old-timey horn. (Photos by Kaitlyn Wilkes)
Commissioner Terry Cook, center, was joined by Williamson County League of Women Voters President Felicia Miyakawa, right, and other participants Wednesday, March 25.
After speaking about the importance of the Equal Rights Amendment, Commissioner Terry Cook signed a large version of the petition.
The car that ERA Now is taking on a tour around the U.S. is similar to the one that went on a tour in the U.S. about 100 years ago to try and gather public support for the suffrage movement. On the side of the door are the 1916 dates of the places the suffragettes visited around the country.
Williamson County’s League of Women Voters wore their best suffragette outfits to the Square on March 25 to promote the signing of the Equal Rights Amendment, a proposed constitutional amendment that has been ratified in more than 35 states to add a guarantee of equal rights regardless of sex. The league was joined by advocacy group ERA Now, which is doing a campaign based on campaigns of ear...
