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EzraNo, it never was. There had been efforts to pass and ratify an equal rights amendment as far back as 1923, but there was little progress until the women's movement of the 1960s put the issue back into the public eye. For a while in the late 60s and early-to-mid 1970s, it seemed the amendment had momentum and would finally be ratified; but unfortunately, despite considerable effort on the part of many prominent women (including then-First Lady Betty Ford), the Equal Rights Amendment did not get enough states to support it. There was a heavily organized attempt on the part of conservatives to stop the amendment, and the effort succeeded. In 1982, the Amendment ran out of time, falling three states short of the necessary number to become law.
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When was the blil of rights added to the constitution?
The bill of rights (first 10 amendments) were part of the constitution when it was ratified
Which amendment was passed first and by how many years?
The first ten amendments were presented and ratified with the Constitution. The Constitution would probably not have been ratified without the rights guaranteed to the states and people in these amendments, which are called the Bill of Rights.
Which important group of Amendments was added to the Constitution even before it was ratified?
The Bill of Rights.
The Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution which ultimately failed to be ratified was intended to provide equal rights for?
women
How many amendments are included in the Bill of Rights?
There were 10 original amendments included in the Bill of Rights. They were passed by congress in September of 1789 and ratified in December of 1791. 17 later amendments were passed between 1804 and 1992.
