Honorable Martha Griffiths
United States Representative, Michigan, Democrat
Representative Griffiths served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1955 to 1974. The second woman from Michigan elected to the U.S. House, Griffiths sponsored the Equal Rights Amendment. From 1983 to 1991, she was the Lieutenant Governor of Michigan. The following is from the June 11, 1970, House floor debate on H.J. Res. 264, an amendment to guarantee men and women equal rights under the Constitution of the United States. I have this day placed on the Clerk’s desk a petition to discharge the House Judiciary Committee from further consideration of House Joint Resolution 264, an amendment to guarantee…
