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In January 2020, Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. But will the amendment be added to the Constitution?
This episode of US 101 looks at the history of the Equal Rights Amendment. We'll learn about the author of the amendment, Alice Paul, and why she wrote the amendment, when the amendment became eligible for ratification, why a woman named Phyllis Schlafly was determined to stop the ERA from being ratified, and the future of the amendment.
Read more about the ERA:
equalrightsamendment.org/the-equal-rights-amendment
history.com/news/equal-rights-amendment-failure-phyllis-schlafly
smithsonianmag.com/history/equal-rights-amendment-96-years-old-and-still-not-part-constitution-heres-why-180973548
npr.org/2020/02/13/805647054/house-votes-to-revive-equal-rights-amendment-removing-ratification-deadline
history.com/this-day-in-history/equal-rights-amendment-passed-by-congress
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In January 2020, Virginia became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. But will the amendment be added to the Constitution?
This episode of US 101 looks at the history of the Equal Rights Amendment. We'll learn about the author of the amendment, Alice Paul, and why she wrote the amendment, when the amendment became eligible for ratification, why a woman named Phyllis Schlafly was determined to stop the ERA from being ratified, and the future of the amendment.
Read more about the ERA:
equalrightsamendment.org/the-equal-rights-amendment
history.com/news/equal-rights-amendment-failure-phyllis-schlafly
smithsonianmag.com/history/equal-rights-amendment-96-years-old-and-still-not-part-constitution-heres-why-180973548
npr.org/2020/02/13/805647054/house-votes-to-revive-equal-rights-amendment-removing-ratification-deadline
history.com/this-day-in-history/equal-rights-amendment-passed-by-congress
Follow US 101 on social media:
twitter.com/usahistory101
instagram.com/usahistory101
facebook.com/usahistory101
