Equal Rights Amendment - Wikipedia
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution that would, if added, explicitly prohibit sex discrimination. It was written by Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman and first introduced in Congress in December 1923.
Equal Rights Amendment - Encyclopedia Britannica
2024年12月17日 · Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), a proposed amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would invalidate many state and federal laws that discriminate against women; its central underlying principle is that sex should not determine the legal rights of men or women.
50 years ago the Equal Rights Amendment was approved by the Senate. : NPR
2022年3月22日 · Fifty years ago today, the U.S. Senate passed the Equal Rights Amendment, following the lead of the House of Representatives and paving the way for it to become the 28th Amendment to the U.S....
The Equal Rights Amendment Explained - Brennan Center for …
2020年1月23日 · On January 15, Virginia became the latest state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), a proposed amendment to the Constitution that guarantees equal rights for women.
Equal Rights Amendment Advocates Should Take “Dead” for an …
1 天前 · Sensible Americans consider the Equal Rights Amendment a long-dead relic, but its supporters, incredibly, are still trying to revive it. Congress proposed the ERA in March 1972, and it expired ...
Equal Rights Amendment
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), first proposed in 1923, is an amendment to the United States Constitution that guarantees equality of rights under the law for all persons regardless of sex. As of January 27, 2020, the ERA has satisfied the requirements of Article V of the Constitution for ratification (passage by two-thirds of each house of ...
Commentary: Publish the Equal Rights Amendment - USA TODAY
2 天之前 · The Equal Rights Amendment, first proposed over a century ago by then former suffragist Alice Paul, seeks to enshrine gender equality in the U.S. Constitution, ensuring that "equality of rights ...
The Equal Rights Amendment — Equal Rights Amendment
In order to achieve freedom from legal sex discrimination, Alice Paul believed we needed an Equal Rights Amendment that affirmed the equal application of the Constitution to all citizens.
2023年7月11日 · In 1972, Congress approved a constitutional amendment to guarantee that “[e]quality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex.” This amendment, known as the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), provided for a seven-year ratification period in its proposing or resolving clause.
Equal Rights Amendment | ACS - American Constitution Society
The American Constitution Society advocates for the Equal Rights Amendment (“ERA”) to be recognized as the 28 th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. We provide programming and resources to help foster greater understanding of this century-long fight for gender equality.