Its evident that the U.S. woman won the right to vote a century ago, the fight to instill in the constitution equal rights regardless of sex is nearly as old. With Virginia legislative vote to ratify the ERA. I believe the big question is “Why has it taken so long?” We really should educate ourselves and learn more about the ERA and why its needed, act locally, although we’ve reached the 38 states threshold, it will be easier to convince Congress to enshrine this amendment in the U.S. Constitution if the remaining states get involved.