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    Possibly the most conversational amendment to every make it’s way through the Senate and the House was the Equal Rights Amendment in 1972. The Equal Rights Amendment was, “introduced through the twenties, thirties, forties, fifties, and sixties without success” (Schneir, 369). Various organizations such as the National Woman’s Party (those who proposed it), National Organization for Women, the Women’s Department of the United Auto Workers, and many other feminists worked most if not all of their

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    The Equal Right Amendment The Equal rights Amendment was proposed to set equality for every citizen no matter the sex. The amendment has three sections. The first one states “equality of rights under the law should not be denied by the U.S on the account of one's sex.” Section two says that “congress has the power to enforce this law.” Last but not least, section three says the amendment will take effect two years after ratification. The ERA is a proposed amendment made to guarantee equal rights

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    The Equal Rights Amendment, which was introduced in 1923, was a movement for women’s rights that ultimately lasted until 1982. The Equal Rights Amendment is discussed in our textbook, America, A Concise Theory, on page 898. This particular site was chosen because it comes directly from the website dedicated to the history of the Equal Rights Amendment. The amount of informative content and photos was also a factor in choosing this website. Although there were several interesting facts in the articles

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    Eastman wrote the Equal Rights Amendment. The ERA is an amendment to the United States Constitution created to guarantee equal rights amongst all citizens disregarding the sex. It specifically states “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex”. The ERAs purpose was to end the legal distinctions between men and women in terms of divorce, property, employment, and other matters. In 1923, the amendment was introduced for the

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    The Equal Rights Amendment was passed by the both house of congress in 1972, then it was sent to all fifty states legislatures for Ratification. Only 35 out of 38 states ratified the bill. The reason behind this amendment was that many felt that women weren't protected by the 14th amendment, since it was written for males. Equality is equal right among people and it fairness for all, something that was already said in the constitution as part of the 14th amendment. So the reopening isn't necessary

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    The Equal Rights Amendment, or ERA for short, was an amendment that was in place from 1923 to 2014. This amendment gave equal rights and protection to women. This amendment would help end discrimination based on the gender of a person. In 1923, it was first introduced to Congress. Prior to this, women had already been given the right to vote. However, there was still discrimination toward women, limiting their opportunities to be accepted into a good job. Most of these jobs were only open to men

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    In 1921, women were granted suffrage, but suffragists were still hungry for more. Knowing that the right to vote would not eliminate sex discrimination in America, Alice Paul wrote the Equal Rights Amendment to step closer to equality. After half a century of struggle, women in America are still fighting for rights that men were given to when they were born. Even though women are just as intelligent, capable and hardworking as men, if not more, they are not considered an equal under the U.S. Constitution

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    The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was defeated because of its popularity throughout its ratification and women opposing the Amendment itself. The ERA was an Amendment introduced to the United States that gave equal rights to every gender. This meant that there would be no differences between a male and a female in terms of divorce, work, etc. This Amendment was seen as the only way to eliminate gender discrimination. In 1923 the idea was first brought to Congress by a group called the National Women’s

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    be at least approximately ½ page in length. The Equal Rights Amendment was the one that impacted on me the most because everyone deserves equality no matter what gender, race, sex and color. The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was the second-wave feminists group’s goal to get ratified after gaining the right to vote by first-wave feminists. ERA was started in 1923 but it took 50 years to get passed. In 1972, ERA states that equality of rights under the law should not be denied or abridged by the United

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    The Equal Rights Amendment proposition to the United States Constitution was sent down to the state level in 1972, but was met by an organized opposition of religious conservative women trying to save the country and the family home from the secularizing transition to modernity. The ERA embodied all the fears of the conservative woman. Since statehood there has been a strong cultural division based on gender in Oklahoma. A comprehensive Legislative Council study, in 1972 and revised in 1976, covering

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