PHOTOS: Eleanor Smeal

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ERA President Jimmy Carter reaches to replace the cap on his pen after signing legislation which gives a time extension for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment at the White House in Washington, Oct. 20, 1978. From left behind Carter are: Rep. Gladys Spellman (D-Md.); Sarah Waddington, a presidential adviser; Eleanor Smeal, president of National Organization of Women; unidentified man; Democratic National Committee Chairman John White; Rep. Elizabeth Holtzman (D-N.Y.); and former Rep. Martha Griffiths. (AP Photo) (Anonymous/AP)

Benjamin Hooks; Eleanor Smeal; J Benjamin Hooks, center, chairman of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights and executive director of the NAACP, speaks with Eleanor Smeal, president of the National Organization for Women, and Joseph Rauh, Jr., counsel for the LCCR, during a news conference on Capitol Hill, July 28, 1986. The civil rights leaders opposed the nomination of chief justice-designate William Rehnquist, calling him an extremist whose legal writings support discrimination. (AP Photo/John Duricka) (JOHN DURICKA/ASSOCIATED PRESS)

Eleanor Smeal Sen. Joseph Biden, D-Del., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, along with committee members Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., second from right, Sen. Carol Moseley-Braun, D-Ill., second from left, and women's activist Eleanor Smeal, meet reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, May 27, 1993 to discuss the "Response to Rape" report. The report culminates a three-year investigation by the committee concerning causes and effects of violence against women. (AP Photo/John Duricka) (John Duricka/AP)

Martha Burk talks with media AUGUSTA, GA - APRIL 12, 2003: Martha Burk, Chairwoman of the National Council of Women's Organizations, and Eleanor Smeal, the Feminist Majority Foundation President, talk with the media during Masters week demonstrations on Washington Road outside the gates of Augusta National on April 12, 2003 in Augusta, Georgia. (Photo by Getty Images) (Getty Images/Getty Images)

National Organization Women Endorses Clinton For President WASHINGTON - MARCH 28, 2007: Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) (C) flanked by National Organization for Women (NOW) president Kim Gandy (R) and former NOW President Eleanor Smeal (L) speaks at a news conference March 28, 2007 in Washington DC. NOW has endorsed Senator Clinton in her bid for the White House in 2008. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

National Organization Of Women (NOW) Announces Support Of Obama-Biden WASHINGTON - SEPTEMBER 16, 2008: Eleanor Smeal (R), Feminist Majority Foundation President, announces her organization's endorsement of Democratic Presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) during a press conference September 16, 2008 in Washington, DC. Various women's rights groups including The National Organization for Women PAC, Feminist Majority PAC, Business and Professional Women/PAC, National Association of Social Workers PACE, National Congress of Black Women, and the Women's Information Network also joined in the endorsement of Sen. Obama's candidacy for the U.S. presidency. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Carolyn Maloney Holds News Conference On Equal Rights Amendment WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06, 2011: U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) (C) speaks as Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI) (L), Sen. Robert Menendez (D-NJ) (2nd-L), and President of the Feminist Majority Eleanor Smeal (2nd-R) listen during a news conference January 6, 2011 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Rep. Maloney and Sen. Menendez held a news conference to highlight the absence of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in the U.S. Constitution. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

10th Annual Global Women's Rights Awards - Arrivals WEST HOLLYWOOD, CA - MAY 18, 2015: (L-R) President of the FMF Eleanor Smeal arrives at The Feminist Majority Foundation's 10th Annual Global Women's Rights Awards, with Urban decay Honoering Shonda Rhimes and Jenji Kohan at Pacific Design Center on May 18, 2015 in West Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images) (Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)

Reps Carolyn Maloney And Ro Khanna Announce New Sexual Harassment Legislation WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 18, 2017: Feminist Majority Foundation President Eleanor Smeal speaks during a news conference to introduce the Ending Secrecy About Workplace Sexual Harassment Act in the U.S. Capitol Visitors Center December 18, 2017 in Washington, DC. The legislation would force disclosure and end tax deductions for sexual harassment settlements. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Activists Protest Trump Policy Of Separating Immigrant Children And Families WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 13, 2018: Eleanor Smeal, president of the Feminist Majority, speaks as protesters block the entrance of the headquarters of U.S. Customs and Border Protection during a protest June 13, 2018 in Washington, DC. Democratic congressional members joined actives to protest "the Trump administration's policy to separate children from their parents at the border." (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Democratic Representatives Hold Press Conference Calling For The Ratification Of The Equal Rights Amendment WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 30, 2019: U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) (C) holds a thumbs up as National Organization for Women President Toni Van Pelt (L), President and co-founder of the Feminist Majority Foundation Eleanor Smeal (2nd L), and Actress Alyssa Milano (R) attend a news conference on women’s rights April 30, 2019 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. Activists and Congressional Democrats joined Rep. Maloney in the news conference to call for ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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