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Ratified

Ratified brings the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to life through Virginia’s pivotal ratification battle. Led by Black women and with the support of a multi-racial, multi-generational coalition, this documentary traces the legal, political, and deeply personal fight to enshrine gender equality in the U.S. Constitution nearly a century after the ERA was first proposed.

Ratified

1h 23m

Ratified brings the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to life through Virginia’s pivotal ratification battle. Led by Black women and with the support of a multi-racial, multi-generational coalition, this documentary traces the legal, political, and deeply personal fight to enshrine gender equality in the U.S. Constitution nearly a century after the ERA was first proposed.

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    Ratified captures the high-stakes push to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment in Virginia—the final state needed to ratify the amendment. Bipartisan activists reignite a powerful movement challenging political systems and fighting for constitutional gender equality.

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