Descriptive Record 
Enlarge Image1930-1997
For more information on these and other NWP-related events, including links to additional images, see the Detailed Chronology (PDF).*
1930
Feb. 17 - First conference of Inter-American Commission of Women held in Havana, Cuba. Alice Paul proposes international adoption of Equal Nationality Treaty, which she drafted.
1932
Mar. 23 - House Judiciary Committee holds hearings on ERA.
1933
Feb. 12 - Funeral services for Alva Belmont in New York City, following her death in Paris on Jan. 26.
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Funeral services for Alva Belmont, St. Thomas Church, New York. February 12, 1933.
July 8 - Memorial service for Alva Belmont at Washington Monument.
1934
May 24 - After years of NWP lobbying, Dickstein-Copeland bill signed into law, extending coverage of 1922 Cable Act and establishing equal nationality laws.
May 25 - Equal Nationality Treaty, drafted by Alice Paul, signed into law by President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Nov. - Biennial NWP convention in New York reflects growing intra-party conflict.
1937
July 26 - NWP plays role in repeal of Section 213, Legislative Appropriations Act of 1932 (Economy Act), prohibiting federal employees from working for the government if spouses also federal employees.
1938
May - Fair Labor Standards Act passed–major legislative victory for NWP.
Oct. 9 - World Woman’s Party (WWP), headquartered in Geneva, formed at NWP convention in Detroit.
Nov. 19-20 - WWP officially incorporated, with NWP as American branch.
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Actress Mary Pickford, a strong supporter of women's rights, buys the first sheet of equal rights seals. Louise Pote. November 1938.
1964
Successful NWP campaign to include Title VII within Civil Rights Act
1971
Oct. 12 - House of Representatives approves ERA.
1972
Mar. 22 - Senate approves ERA. Ratification process begins; 20 states ratify before year’s end.
1973-76
Eleven more states ratify ERA; two states rescind earlier ratification.
1977
July 9 - Alice Paul dies in Moorestown, New Jersey, believing ERA ratification imminent.
1982
June 30 - Time expires before ERA ratification completed—falls short by three states.
1997
NWP becomes non-profit, nonpolitical, educational organization.