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Involvement with Grassroots Group of Second Class Citizens

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Flyer for the Day of Rebellion
Women Hunger for Justice activists, including Sonia Johnson, meeting with the Grassroots Group of Second Class Citizens

Sargent was a key member of the feminist group Grassroots Group of Second Class Citizens, an organization that supported the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).[1] The group organized a Day of Rebellion in Illinois, which took place on June 3, 1982, and Sargent served as spokesperson for the group.[2] Sargent was photographed wearing chains outside the Illinois State Senate by Anne Leibowitz and the photo ran in Life Magazine.[1] When Sargent was asked by the press if she was concerned the direct action tactics might turn off some ERA supporters she replied, "It's too late for that...we're here to step up the confrontation."[3] Sargent was photographed in 1982 with Sonia Johnson who was on a long-term fast for the ERA at the Illinois state house.[4]

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  1. ^ a b "Oral History Interview - ERA Fight in Illinois Mary Lee Sargent". presidentlincoln.illinois.gov. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
  2. ^ "ERA Rally Warns Illinois Lawmakers". Kenosha News. June 7, 1982.
  3. ^ "Women Chain Themselves in Front of State Senate to Lobby for ERA". The Macon Telegraph. June 4, 1982.
  4. ^ Lambrecht, Bill (May 19, 1982). "ERA Hunger Strikers Hope Others Will Join Protest". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.