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Equal Rights hold-up
Constitutional amendment to give Equal Rights to both sexes held up by states legislatures.
Constitutional amendment to give Equal Rights to both sexes held up by states legislatures.
The sound quality on this recording is variable/poor and the audio recording is incomplete.
This archive edition of Letter from America was recorded by one of two listeners, who between them taped and labelled over 650 Letter From America programmes from 1973 to 1989. It was restored by the BBC in 2014.
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Sun 6 Mar 1977
09:15
BBC Radio 4
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Credit
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Alistair Cooke |
Broadcasts
- Fri 4 Mar 1977 09:15BBC Radio 4 LW
- Fri 4 Mar 1977 21:15BBC Radio 4
- Sun 6 Mar 1977 09:15BBC Radio 4
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