THE 1970S 1969 1979
GERALD FORD
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African Americans
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Native Americans
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Women
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Hispanics
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the early 1940s, both the Republican and Democratic parties added support of the Equal Rights Amendment to their political platforms. Twenty years after she first introduced it, Alice Paul rewrote the ERA in 1943.
Detailed explanation-2: -Phyllis Schlafly was perhaps the most visible opponent of the Equal Rights Amendment. Her “Stop ERA” campaign hinged on the belief that the ERA would eliminate laws designed to protect women and led to the eventual defeat of the amendment.
Detailed explanation-3: -Olympe de Gouges, The Declaration of the Rights of Woman (September 1791) · LIBERTY, EQUALITY, FRATERNITY: EXPLORING THE FRENCH REVOUTION.
Detailed explanation-4: -These include the right to live free from violence and discrimination; to enjoy the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health; to be educated; to own property; to vote; and to earn an equal wage.