Which statement best describes the main idea of "For the Equal Rights Amendment" by Representative Shirley Chisholm?

a. Women are not appreciated for their contributions to society.

b. No law can erase the prejudice that exists in people's minds.

c. The country's legal system should protect the rights of women.

d. The passage of one amendment will not be able to make a difference.

The statement that best describes the main idea of "For the Equal Rights Amendment" by Representative Shirley Chisholm is C. The country's legal system should protect the rights of women.

She states that the passing of a law may not do much to change things, but this doesn't mean that law should legislate, justify and protect discrimination towards women. It should try to prevent it, so the ones discriminating on a sex basis are not protected.

The correct answer is A) Women are not appreciated for their contributions to society.

The statement that describes the main idea of "For the Equal Rights Amendment" by Representative Shirley Chisholm is that women are not appreciated for their contributions to society.

Shirley Anita St. Hill Chisholm was the first black woman elected to Congress in 1968, and in 1972, he tried to be the Democratic nominee for the presidency. She was a supporter of human and women rights. On August 10, 1970, she delivered the speech named "For the Equal Rights Amendment" in the House of Representatives. In the speech, she refers about the wrong expectation of the society of that time that women couldn't do what men could. That it is a wrong belief that women were not as smart as men and did not have the leadership than men showed.