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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.  Its deadline for ratification was March 22, 1979, which Congress later attempted improperly to extend to June 30, 1982.

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.  Its deadline for ratification was March 22, 1979, which Congress later attempted improperly to extend to June 30, 1982.  

ERA was stopped by a [[conservative]] grassroots movement led by [[Phyllis Schlafly]], which raised compelling objections including the following:

ERA was stopped by a [[conservative]] grassroots movement led by [[Phyllis Schlafly]] who is by the way a really crazy person, which none of these things have come true, which raised compelling objections including the following:

*It would require identical treatment of men and women, and boys and girls, in every way, such as allowing boys to compete in girls' sports including field hockey (as courts required based on the Massachusetts ERA)<ref>http://www.espn.com/high-school/girl/story/_/id/8055704/massachusetts-era-allows-boys-compete-girls-sports-such-field-hockey-swimming-volleyball-gymnastics</ref>

*It would require identical treatment of men and women, and boys and girls, in every way, such as allowing boys to compete in girls' sports including field hockey (as courts required based on the Massachusetts ERA)<ref>http://www.espn.com/high-school/girl/story/_/id/8055704/massachusetts-era-allows-boys-compete-girls-sports-such-field-hockey-swimming-volleyball-gymnastics</ref>