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ERA for Gender Equality
Introduced in Congress more times than any other proposed amendment, the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) would have provided for legal gender equality if it had been ratified by the states. Opponents of the ERA argued that it would nullify laws that "protected" women from working long hours or physically challenging jobs. But supporters wanted equal treatment and equal pay regardless.
Letter from Liz Carpenter in support of the Equal Rights Amendment, September 23, 1971, Records of the U.S. House of Representatives |