USA HISTORY

PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973

THE WOMENS MOVEMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
the Equal Rights Amendment, a proposed Constitutional amendment to guarantee gender equality under the law
A
ERA
B
NOW
C
counterculture
D
feminism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Three years after the ratification of the 19th amendment, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was initially proposed in Congress in 1923 in an effort to secure full equality for women. It seeks to end the legal distinctions between men and women in terms of divorce, property, employment, and other matters.

Detailed explanation-2: -Congressman Daniel R. Anthony, Susan B. Anthony’s nephew, proposed the Equal Rights Amendment in Congress for the first time in 1923 and was drafted as a strategy to eradicate discrimination against women by Alice Paul, a leader in the fight for women’s rights.

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1972, the Equal Rights Amendment, designed to guarantee protection against sexual discrimination for women under the law, passed both houses of Congress and was sent to the individual states for ratification.

Detailed explanation-4: -On March 22, 1972, the Equal Rights Amendment is passed by the U.S. Senate and sent to the states for ratification. First proposed by the National Woman’s political party in 1923, the Equal Rights Amendment was to provide for the legal equality of the sexes and prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex.

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