Lightly edited for your pleasure

Hello! I’m reposting this piece as a tip of the hat to Gloria Steinem, Robin Morgan, and the magnificent generations of (all-too-often unsung) women whose work made our lives freer and fuller and better.

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How’s everyone doing tonight? It’s great to be here at The Chuckle Patch, D.C.’s second funniest place after the House of Representatives..

I’m the Equal Rights Amendment. Maybe you’ve heard of me — I used to be splashed across magazine covers and the chests of empowered, braless women across the country. I was the life of both parties. I couldn’t walk down a congressional aisle without someone trying to ratify me, if you know what I mean.

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