Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2002 23:27:20 -0500
From: Ase <ase at wdn.com>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Interesting Inventions
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

Erica VD Ginter wrote:

> OK, you can fess up: any of the younger folks not know what the Equal Rights
> Amendment is/was? I'm curious and promise not to be disdainful.

Equal Rights Amendment: one of the better failed ideas of the '60's (or
was it the 1970s?). Briefly, called for all American citizens to have-
wait for it- equal rights to the benefits of being a US citizen,
regardless of gender or skin color. IIRC, it also involved equal
opportunity to get drafted. Don't quote me about that, though- it's
entirely possible I'm totally wrong. I haven't thought about American
History in anything but the most cursory fashion in two years.

Did you know that the AP US History tests now have questions extending
into the Regan regime? The hot rumor two years ago was that one of the
upcoming tests would have a major essay question on the '80's. How's
that for making you feel old?

> Erica
> who saw the Beatles live on Ed Sullivan, watched Classic Trek first season
> in first run, but didn't get to a Worldcon till 1986

Ase(Three years old when Erica attended her first Worldcon. I am but an
egg.)
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