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==History==

==History==

In 1923, three years after women won the right to vote, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was first introduced in [[Congress]] and rejected in every one of its sessions until 1972.<ref>http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/mss/eadxmlmss/eadpdfmss/2003/ms003077.pdf</ref>

After women won the right to vote in 1920, the next step for some feminists was the the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA); it was first introduced in Congress and rejected in every one of its sessions until 1972.<ref>http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/mss/eadxmlmss/eadpdfmss/2003/ms003077.pdf</ref>

It was initially authored by [[Alice Paul]], head of the National Women's Party, who led the suffrage campaign.  The original version of the ERA stated that "Men and women shall have equal rights throughout the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction."

It was initially authored by [[Alice Paul]], head of the National Women's Party, who led the suffrage campaign.  The original version of the ERA stated that "Men and women shall have equal rights throughout the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction."

==Advocacy==

==Advocacy==

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