Equal Rights Amendment

There are 27 amendments to the Constitution of the United States and the Equal Rights Amendment should be the 28th. The Equal Rights Amendment was introduced into every Congress between 1923 and 1972. The Amendment was passed by congress in 1972 and was sent to the states to be considered for ratification. By June 30, 1982, the congressional deadline, the Amendment was ratified by 35 states. Unfortunately, it fell three states short of the 38 needed. The Equal Rights Amendment has since been…

genders. 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 introduced by Congress in 1923 for the first time. However, equality being a constitutional amendment 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.” This to me seems fair, yet there are people who oppose to this proposal. This amendment is of…

interpretations of the amendment to create fear over the ERA; and efficacy in campaign events. Through the Eagle Forum, Schlafly wrote three different publications: The Eagle Forum, first published in 1972, The Phyllis Schlafly Report, published monthly since 1967 through her death in 2016, and The Education Reporter (Critchlow 288). In The Phyllis Schlafly Report, Schlafly published almost one hundred articles from 1972 to 1982 concerning the dangers of the Equal Rights Amendment (Critchlow…

Women play a big role in society and are just as equal to man, but in our world, it all depends on what you do and who you are. Sexism has always been a striking barrier between male and female. From applying to a job, to being a housewife, the perception that women are not on the same level as men has always been in existence. Even with the equal rights amendment between sexes woman still defend themselves in tough situations. “Sexism” Defined by Merriam-Webster.com," in culture, belief that…

from being ratified. As opposition to it grew during its ratification period ERA lost momentum (Radek, 2006). Even in the 1980s after the ratification period ended more opposition increased. Opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment It seems ridiculous for the U.S not to grant equal rights to every citizen but opposition to ERA is still very real. Those who opposed ERA early on were men and women who fought for protective labor laws that treated women differently. Others, like Phyllis Schlafly,…

I. Introduction : (1 page) As Josie drove down the road with her husband Mark in tow, her car began to sputter. Soon billows of smoke began to emit from her car and she knew she had to stop. She popped the hood, got out the car and began to examine the engine. Mark called out from the passenger side of the car and inquired if she required assistance. He knew better than to stop her while she was diagnosing her car. A few minutes later she stopped tinkering and asked mark to call a tow truck.…

The women’s movement of the 1960s was a movement that should have happened a long time ago. Women have been excluded from the government since the beginning of America even though they were just as important as men were to certain events, like abolition or prohibition. Women are central to society and should have been treated as such from the beginning. The movement took decades to be included in mainstream culture. When it finally was being talked about, the movement accomplished many goals…

Chapter 5: League of Women Voters of California, Yes ERA! (1974), and Phyllis Schafly, “What’s Wrong with ‘Equal Rights’ for Women? Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman wrote the and introduced the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in 1923 in order to ensure the right that women have identical opportunities as men. This would ensure that women have the same rights as men, thus meaning that women would have to give up certain protections. Labor unions opposed this legislation because they believed it would…

to the highest unemployment rate of 25 percent in 1933(page 537). This leads to the labeling of the Great Depression, these events leads population to put the women’s movement right on hold, since the major concern turns in the where next meal will come from, with no work in sight to provide as opposed to give women the right to work next to men. One of the most vivid images when comparing the 1920’s is the flamboyant flapper to the counterpart of the Great Depression during the 1930’s is the…

race fight for equality in the civil right movement (Untold Women Who Changed the World | The Great Feminist Movement). Key figures like Martin Luther King and Rosa Park became famous before the feminist. Feminine mystique was released in 1963. 1963, President Kennedy gave a detailed speech about women‘s inequality and the federal government passed the equal pay act. The next year 1964, the civil right acts passed. Elevated rights of minorities make more rights accessible to women of all races…