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.
It did not pass because it was not ratified by 38 states (or 3/4 of the states) which it needed to be to become an amendment.
The majority of states that did not ratify the Equal Rights Amendment were located in the Midwest.
The 19th amendment gave the women the right to vote. There was an Equal Rights Amendment passed by Congress in 1972, but it is three states short of the required 38 needed to ratify it and add it to the Constitution.
It isn’t an amendment, but a law passed in 1965 as the Civil Rights Act.
The 14th Amendment was passed to give equal rights to all citizens. This Amendment was passed after the Civil War.
Yes, Nevada was one of the states that refused to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment.
Equal Rights Amendment
Equal Rights Amendment
The Equal Rights Amendment was a proposed amendment that failed to be ratified by enough states. It proposed equal rights for both sexes.
11 states ratified the Bill of Rights before it became a part of the Constitution on December 15, 1791. New Jersey was first, and the 11th state was Virginia.
The Equal Rights Amendment
{Led by Phyllis Schlafly, enough concerns about the amendment were presented that the Equal Rights Amendment was unable to garner sufficient states for ratification, falling three short of the necessary 38.}