Equal+Rights+Amendment



The equal rights amendment was ratified by Congress in 1972 that made discrimination based on a persons sex illegal. The amendment states,"Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex." When voting on this law 30 states signed of quickly and then later other states followed, but the opposing side soon won and the law was never signed off.

Information Provided by: America Pathways to the Present pg 768 Picture Provided by: http://ils.unc.edu/dpr/path/era/ERAactivists.jpeg