U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin of Maryland has been advocating for the Equal Rights Amendment, either in Washington or Annapolis, for more than 50 years. A vote on his effort to revive the amendment is scheduled for Thursday and, for Cardin, it’s long been personal. “My mother was a force in my family,” the 79-year-old Democrat said in an interview. “So many people I love are women, like my two granddaughters. I want them to have every opportunity.”
‘You really get personal about it:’ Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin takes his long Equal Rights Amendment struggle to Senate floor
April 27, 2023