What is the purpose of "For the Equal Rights Amendment"? to call for a change to the Constitution to discuss the founding of the United States to define the meaning of the word "prejudice" to explain certain restrictions on married women

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14 July, 17:40

What is the purpose of "For the Equal Rights Amendment"? to call for a change to the Constitution to discuss the founding of the United States to define the meaning of the word "prejudice" to explain certain restrictions on married women

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Fletcher Shields · Answer 1

The purpose of "For the Equal Rights Amendment" was to call for a change to the Constitution.

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The Equal Rights Amendment was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution, but was not ratified. It was originally written by Alice Paul in 1923, who proposed it unsuccessfully to Congress. In 1972 it was presented again and was approved by the House of Representatives and the Senate, after which it was sent to the legislative chambers of the states for ratification. After a ten-year campaign that polarized public debate in many states, on June 30, 1982, the deadline for ratification expired, so it was not adopted and is not part of the Constitution. Its objective was to guarantee equal rights for men and women.

London Schwartz · Answer 2

to call for a change to the Constitution

The Equal Rights Amendment was to call for a change to the constitution in order to provide for the legal equality of the sexes and prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex.