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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 within seven years.  It was the subject of a historical miniseries in 2020 entitled ''Mrs. America'', which won ten [[Emmy]] nominations.  On March 5, 2021, a [[District of Columbia|D.C.]] federal judge held that recent ratifications by Nevada, Illinois, and Virginia were after the ratification deadline and thus invalid: these states' "ratifications came after both the original and extended deadlines that Congress attached to the ERA, so the Archivist is not bound to record them as valid."<ref>https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2020cv0242-117</ref>  Repeated attempts by [[liberal]]s to revive ERA have failed, including a 51-47 defeat in the [[U.S. Senate]] on April 27, 2023 (60 votes were needed).<ref>https://rollcall.com/2023/04/27/senate-gop-blocks-resolution-nixing-equal-rights-amendment-ratification-deadline/#:~:text=Fifty%2Done%20senators%20voted%20to,in%20a%20speech%20on%20Monday.</ref> [[Biden]]'s declaration on his fourth-to-last day as president (January 17, 2025) that ERA is somehow part of the [[U.S. Constitution]] was widely rejected and even ridiculed.

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 within seven years.  It was the subject of a historical miniseries in 2020 entitled ''Mrs. America'', which won ten [[Emmy]] nominations.  On March 5, 2021, a [[District of Columbia|D.C.]] federal judge held that recent ratifications by Nevada, Illinois, and Virginia were after the ratification deadline and thus invalid: these states' "ratifications came after both the original and extended deadlines that Congress attached to the ERA, so the Archivist is not bound to record them as valid."<ref>https://ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show_public_doc?2020cv0242-117</ref>  Repeated attempts by [[liberal]]s to revive ERA have failed, including a 51–47 defeat in the [[U.S. Senate]] on April 27, 2023 (60 votes were needed).<ref>https://rollcall.com/2023/04/27/senate-gop-blocks-resolution-nixing-equal-rights-amendment-ratification-deadline/#:~:text=Fifty%2Done%20senators%20voted%20to,in%20a%20speech%20on%20Monday.</ref> [[Biden]]'s declaration on his fourth-to-last day as president (January 17, 2025) that ERA is somehow part of the [[U.S. Constitution]] was widely rejected and even ridiculed.

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]], which raised compelling objections including the following:

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The ERA was opposed by women who wanted special laws to protect women workers, including [[Eleanor Roosevelt]].  It was mostly supported by middle-class Republican women. It passed the House 354-24<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/92-1971/h197 TO PASS H.J. RES. 208.]</ref> and the Senate 84-8.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/92-1972/s533 TO PASS H.J. RES. 208.]</ref>

The ERA was opposed by women who wanted special laws to protect women workers, including [[Eleanor Roosevelt]].  It was mostly supported by middle-class Republican women. It passed the House 354-24<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/92-1971/h197 TO PASS H.J. RES. 208.]</ref> and the Senate 84–8.<ref>[https://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/92-1972/s533 TO PASS H.J. RES. 208.]</ref>

After Congress adopted the ERA and sent it to the states, a leader in opposing ratification was [[Phyllis Schlafly]].

After Congress adopted the ERA and sent it to the states, a leader in opposing ratification was [[Phyllis Schlafly]].