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Biography & Author's Journey

Kate Kelly, the activist, human-rights lawyer, and author of Ordinary Equality, built her writing life out of advocacy, legal training, and public argument. Born in Arizona and raised in a Mormon family, she studied political science at Brigham Young University, where she organized a campus free-speech protest and began writing for the left-leaning Mormon Worker. She later earned a J.D. from American University Washington College of Law in 2012, bringing together religious experience, constitutional interests, and international human-rights work that would shape her public voice. ((https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_Kelly_%28feminist%29?utm_source=openai))

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No country can be the best version of itself when more than half the population is left out
-Why the United States Constitution Needs An Equal Rights Amendment
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The framers of the US Constitution left women out intentionally—simple as that
-Why the Equal Rights Amendment matters
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We already are equal, we just demand that it be recognized
-Kate Kelly: Correcting History as a Revolutionary Act
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Rumors of our progress have been greatly exaggerated
-Equality Is Not a Feeling; It’s Measurable
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You can’t just say, ‘I want women to be equal’; you need something concrete and actionable
-Kate Kelly—Excommunicated Mormon Feminist—Wants to Recruit You
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Knowing that our Heavenly Parents are both male and female teaches me that our potential as women is limitless
-I was excommunicated from my church for asking for equal rights
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Dense legal treatises don’t appeal to very many people
-Books for Young Readers Celebrate Women's History Month
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In order to not be constantly defending our rights and relitigating struggles of the past, we need a fundamental fix
-We Need the Equal Rights Amendment Now More Than Ever—Let’s Get It Passed!

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