USA HISTORY

THE 1970S 1969 1979

FOREIGN POLICIES OF PRESIDENT NIXON

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following goals from the NOW Bill of Rights did the feminist movement most clearly fail to achieve?
A
Greater assistance with child care.
B
New employment opportunities.
C
Passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.
D
Increased reproductive rights.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -This amendment proposed to eliminate all legal distinctions “on account of sex.” After winning the right to vote, women needed equal access to employment, education, and all other opportunities or citizens.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution designed to guarantee equal rights for women. The ERA was originally written by Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman. In 1923, it was introduced in the Congress for the first time.

Detailed explanation-3: -Their march from Selma to Montgomery, the capital, was a success, leading to the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. African Americans first earned their right to vote in 1870, just five years after the United States ended the Civil War.

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