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Line 8: − − The amendment was overwhelmingly supported by Republicans. 91% of House Republicans and 82% of Senate Republicans supported the amendment, in contrast to 59% of House Democrats and 41% of Senate Democrats.<ref>https://youtu.be/OURy5WFp0zk</ref> (see also: [[Left-wing war on women]])
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Opposition to this amendment, especially in the South, was very strong. Long after the [[Civil War]], many southerners believed [[feminism]] had emerged as an offshoot of [[abolitionism]]. They also strongly believed that the suffragists challenged a precept deeply rooted in religion, law, and custom: the belief that women should be subordinate to men.<ref>http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/imagegallery.php?EntryID=W081</ref>
Opposition to this amendment, especially in the South, was very strong. Long after the [[Civil War]], many southerners believed [[feminism]] had emerged as an offshoot of [[abolitionism]]. They also strongly believed that the suffragists challenged a precept deeply rooted in religion, law, and custom: the belief that women should be subordinate to men.<ref>http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/imagegallery.php?EntryID=W081</ref>
==See also==
==See also==