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    Johanna Dishongh

     

    Johanna Dishongh
    US Liaison
    FAUSA

     

    If you are an American living overseas you may have many questions about your rights and responsibilities. FAWCO is the oldest and largest non-partisan organization representing private sector Americans abroad. FAWCO works to keep the public up to date on issues important to Americans living and working overseas, including citizenship, voting, taxation, and banking concerns.

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    Unanimous Resolution from the Council
    FAWCO Interim Conference
    March 24-29, 2004 - The Hague, Netherlands
    (Federation of American Women's Clubs Overseas, Inc.)

     

    FAWCO (the Federation of American Women's Clubs Overseas, Inc.), a non-partisan organization with more than 17,000 members in 33 countries, endorses the Equal Rights Amendment and urges its timely ratification by the following states:

    Alabama   Mississippi
    Arizona   Missouri
    Arkansas   Nevada
    Florida   North Carolina
    Georgia   Oklahoma
    Illinois   South Carolina
    Louisiana   Utah
      Virginia  

    Text of the Equal Rights Amendment

    Section 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.

    Section 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.

    Section 3. This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification.


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