THOMASTON — “There’s Nothing Complicated about Ordinary Equality: The Equal Rights Amendment, Past and Present," will take place Thursday, Jan. 30, at 6:30 p.m., at Thomaston Public Library. The Cushing Public Library is co-sponsoring this collaborative community event, which is free and open to the public.

The Equal Right Amendment was submitted to Congress in 1923. Congress passed the amendment in 1972, 49 years after it was first submitted.

"We now find ourselves in an unprecedented moment in which the last three states required for ratification have acted, but - they ratified after the time limit expired," said a news release. "What happens now?"

Gass received a BA degree from Reed College in 1982, and a MA from the University of Maryland in 1987. Her appreciation for history is tied to her lifelong community activism and work. She lives in Gray.

For further information, contact Wendy Roberts at wrobertsmaine63@gmail.com.