Equal Rights Amendment, 1972

What was the Equal Rights Amendment ?

The Equal Rights Amendment was - and still is - a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution to guarantee women will be treated equally to men.

Why was the Equal Rights Amendment not ratified?

There were 2 main reasons why the ERA was not ratified:

• ❖ The Equal Rights Amendment was presented to Congress repeatedly from 1923. It was eventually passed in 1972, but then had to be ratified by individual states.
• ❖ Phyllis Schlafly's Stop ERA campaign delayed the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. By 1982 - the deadline for ratification - only 35 of the required 38 states had agreed.

When was the Equal Rights Amendment eventually passed?

In 2020, the ERA was still not law in the US.