Understanding the state of the Equal Rights Amendment depends on who you ask. Backers of the ERA say it went into effect as of January 27, having met all the constitutional requirements, and ...

But the Equal Rights Amendment, first proposed in 1923 by suffragists Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman, was never ratified. You can in part thank Phyllis Schlafly , who's portrayed by Cate Blanchett ...

The amendment was first proposed nearly 100 years ago, not long after passage of the 19th Amendment which gave women the right to vote. The ERA, written by Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman, came in ...

The Senate's latest effort to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment failed Thursday – 100 years after it was first introduced to Congress.. The chamber voted on a bipartisan resolution led by Sens ...

The movement to enact an Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is once again experiencing a revival, as some advocates see 2021 as the year it becomes official.

The modern-day push for the ERA. Boosted by activism of women’s rights and civil rights advocates, Congress passed the ERA in 1973 and initially gave states until 1979 to ratify it by a three ...

The ERA, which ensures equal treatment for men and women, is more than 90 years old. It’s also not an official part of the Constitution – but it’s getting closer.

The 1970s-era amendment passed by Congress would guarantee men and women equal rights under the law, but it took until 2020 for enough state legislatures to ratify it, missing a deadline set by ...

Three years after women secured the right to vote, Alice Paul, a key figure in the suffrage fight, wrote and introduced the Equal Rights Amendment. It took decades for the ERA to gain traction.

Understanding the state of the Equal Rights Amendment depends on who you ask. Backers of the ERA say it went into effect as of January 27, having met all the constitutional requirements, and ...