The materials in this collection focus on the Equal Rights Amendment in North Carolina, providing an analysis of the ratification process in depth. Much of the correspondence and literature in the collection was gathered from the personal papers of six ERA proponents - Wilma Davidson, vice-president of North Carolinians United for the Equal Rights Amendment (NCUERA); Florry Glasser, a leader within the North Carolina Women's Political Caucus; Tennala Gross, leader in the North Carolina Women's Political Caucus and coordinator for the First Congressional District (eastern North Carolina); Elisabeth Peterson, the legislative coordinator for NCUERA; Nancy Brock, chair of the North Carolina Women's Political Caucus ERA Committee; and Nancy Drum, coordinator of NCUERA. Other materials were collected by Jane De Hart and Donald Mathews during the course of researching their book entitled Sex, Gender, and the Politics of ERA: A State and the Nation (New York: Oxford University Press, 1990).

There are 67 taped interviews with both opponents and proponents of ERA, thirty of which have been transcribed. The interviews provide personal insights on both sides of the issue, and examine the differences in campaign tactics (for and against) as the amendment was proposed and defeated in the N.C. General Assembly in 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981 and 1983. Information contained in the interviews includes answers to how and why women became involved in this issue and the extent of their involvement.