Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
- Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)
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Proposed but unratified amendment to the U.S.
Constitution designed mainly to invalidate many state and federal laws that discriminated against women.
Its central tenet was that sex should not be a determining factor in establishing the legal rights of individuals. It was first introduced in Congress in 1923, shortly after women obtained the right to vote. It was finally approved by the U.S. Senate 49 years later (1972) but was subsequently ratified by only 30 of the 50 state legislatures. Critics claimed it would cause women to lose privileges and protections, such as exemption from compulsory military service and economic support by their husbands. Supporters, led by the
National Organization for Women, argued that discriminatory state and federal laws left many women in a state of economic dependency.
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Universalium.
2010.
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