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The ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) intended to prohibit all discrimination based on sex but it failed to win ratification. The Equal Rights Amendment was reintroduced in Congress on July 14, 1982 and has been before every session of Congress since that time. In the 110th Congress (2007-2008), it was introduced as S.J. Resolution. 10 (lead sponsor: Sen. Edward Kennedy, MA) and H.J. Res. 40 (lead sponsor: Rep. Carolyn Maloney, NY). These bills impose no deadline on the ERA ratification process. Success in putting the ERA into the Constitution via this process would require passage by a two-thirds in each house of Congress and ratification by 38 states.
There were many reasons why this amendment failed, after sailing through the Congress. One of the major critics of the amendment were women themselves, who felt it was not necessary and would actually hurt the women's rights movement. There was also concern that the amendment would mean women could be drafted into the armed services, including combat duty. There was also concern that passage would effect the laws that protected women in the workforce.
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Which Progressive Era amendment is the only one in America's history to be repealed by another amendment?
The 18th amendment.
How did The 18th amendment began an era of what?
Prohibition
Why did the ERA amendment become part of the US Constitution?
The ERA is still NOT a part of the Constitution. Most women get paid about 71 cents for every dollar a man makes. This is why it is perfectly legal to treat women unequally to men. Also, the ERA is like one of those amendments that keeps on being PASSED AND PASSED through congress, but no one bothers to look at it, so it becomes vetoed. Unless someone makes a really ginormous deal about it, it won't be passed for a while. If you have more questions go to: equalrightsamendment.org
Is the ERA and the 19th amendment the same?
The Nineteenth Amendment gave women equality at the polls. Next they were asking that same equality be extended to them in business, in their homes and in the courts. And ERA came after the 19th Amendment, kind of like the next step to woman's equality to men.
What national organization for women actively promote in 1970?
It was called the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA).
What era did jazz music become a part ofWhat era did jazz music become a part ofWhat era did jazz music become a part of?
Swing era of the 1930s and the 1940s
When was the ERA ratified?
The Equal Rights Amendment, first proposed in 1923, is still not part of the U.S. Constitution. ... The ERAhas been ratified by 35 of the necessary 38 states. When three more states vote yes, the ERA might become the 28th Amendment.
Proposed constitutional amendment to ban discrimination by sex?
The Equal Rights Amendment was proposed in 1972. It said that equal rights under any federal, state, or local law could not be denied because of gender. To become part of the U.S. Constitution, the amendment had to be ratified by 38 states - that is, approved by a statewide vote - but only 35 states ratified it before the deadline, so the amendment did not become law.
Which Progressive Era amendment is the only one in America's history to be repealed by another amendment?
The 18th amendment.
What era did jazz music become a part of-?
Jazz music became a part of the 20th century. This is a up-lifting beat music.
What does the acronym ERA mean?
One definition for ERA is Equal Rights Amendment.
How did The 18th amendment began an era of what?
Prohibition
What was the failed constitutional amendment that was intended to give equality to woman?
The Equal Rights Amendment
Why were the equal rights amendment not passed by the states?
To become law 38 states had to ratify it within 10 years. By 1982, only 35 states had approved the ERA so it didn't become law.
Why was the 17th amendment passed in 1913 as a part of the reforms of the progressive era?
to allow settlers to claim land in the west
What was the last Reconstruction era amendment to pass?
15
What began by the eighteenth amendment?
The eighteenth amendment officially started the Prohibition Era, declaring alcohol illegal.
