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==History==

==History==

After women won the right to vote with the ratification of the [[Nineteenth Amendment‎]] in 1920, the next step for some feminists was the the ERA; it was introduced in Congress and rejected in every one of its sessions from 1923 until 1972.<ref>http://lcweb2.loc.gov/service/mss/eadxmlmss/eadpdfmss/2003/ms003077.pdf</ref>

After women won the right to vote with the ratification of the [[Nineteenth Amendment‎]] in 1920, the next step for some feminists was the ERA; it was introduced in Congress and rejected in every one of its sessions from 1923 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."