Although the required 38 states have ratified the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) since it was proposed to Congress in 1923, the status of the proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution is unclear. The question we now have to ask is: Where do we go from here?

Please join LWV Chicago, the Union League Club of Chicago, and the Lincoln Forum for a thought-provoking luncheon and conversation featuring Illinois Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-9th), and Steve Andersson. Linda Coberly, appellate lawyer at Winston & Strawn, will moderate the discussion.