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The so-called '''Equal Rights Amendment''' ('''ERA''') was a proposed amendment to the [[United States Constitution | United States Constitution]] passed by Congress in 1972 and sent to the states for ratification with a deadline for ratification of seven years.  It was stopped by a [[conservative]] grass-roots movement that raised a number of objections, including the following:

The so-called '''Equal Rights Amendment''' ('''ERA''') was a proposed amendment to the [[United States Constitution]] passed by Congress in 1972 and sent to the states for ratification with a deadline for ratification of seven years.  It was stopped by a [[conservative]] grass-roots movement that raised a number of objections, including the following:

*it would require drafting women just like men, and putting women in combat just like men

*it would require drafting women just like men, and putting women in combat just like men

The amendment, which was untitled, stated:

The amendment, which was untitled, stated:

:SECTION 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of [[sex | sex]].

:SECTION 1. Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of [[sex]].

:SECTION 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.

:SECTION 2. The Congress shall have the power to enforce, by appropriate legislation, the provisions of this article.

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[[category:Feminism]]

[[Category:Feminism]]

[[category:1960s]]

[[Category:1960s]]