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Alice Paul's Equal Rights Amendment charm bracelet
1972
representing eleven of the thirty-five states that ratified the ERA
Women's roles in the home, at work, and in society changed dramatically between 1923, when Alice Paul first proposed the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the Constitution, and 1972, when Congress passed it. But the ERA fell three states short of ratification, ending the last serious quest for a constitutional amendment guaranteeing that men and women are granted equal rights under the law. |