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During 1972, a total of 22 state legislatures ratified the amendment and eight more joined in early 1973. The proposed equal rights amendment to the united states constitution, vhich passed congress on march 22, 1972, is pending before the. The following records have been described at the series and file unit level, but have not yet been digitized. It seeks to end the legal distinctions between men and women in matters of divorce, property, employment, and other matters. Equal rights amendment era of 1972 the equal rights amendment era passed congress in 1972 and was quickly ratified by 35 of the 38 states needed for it to become part of the constitution. The equal rights amendment era to the united states constitution was first introduced in congress in 1923 and had some support in the following decades. The equal rights amendment era was or is a proposed amendment to the united states constitution designed to guarantee equal legal rights for all american citizens regardless of sex. Top 10 tips for getting started with prezi video in your online classroom. The proposed equal rights amendment every crs report. Far from a dead letter, the equal rights amendment era is. On march 22, 1972, the senate passed the abovequoted version of the era by a vote of 84 to 8. More information on adobe acrobat pdf files is available on our accessibility page. Res 79 on the proabortion 1972 equal rights amendment january 27, 2020. The proposed equal rights amendment era states that the rights guaranteed by the constitution apply equally to all persons regardless of their sex.

Senate, opposing attempt to revive 1972 equal rights amendment february 6, 2019 to view or download this letter as a pdf document. The senate approved an identical version on march 22, 1972, sending the. Davis far from a dead letter, the equal rights amendment era is currently pending in both houses of congress. Between 1972 and 1977, 35 state legislatures, of the 38 required by the constitution, voted to ratify the era. Graphics not available in tiff format in 1972, the 92nd. Title ix of the education amendments of 1972 prohibits sex.

Pdf pdf provides a complete and accurate display of this text. Hiphughes explains the equal rights amendment and why it failed. Is the equal rights amendment relevant in the 21st century. The proposed equal rights amendment era to the united states constitution is a. On march 22, 1972, within a year of equal rights for womens. The 1972 equal rights amendment can no longer be ratified. The language of the 1972 equal rights amendment as ratified by 35 states. The equal rights amendment era was or is a proposed amendment to the united states. Despite a congressional extension of the deadline from 1979 to 1982, no additional states approved the amendment during the extended period, at which time the amendment was widely considered to have expired. States can continue to ratify the equal rights amendment era that congress proposed in 1972 only if it is still pending before the states. Senate and sent to the states for ratification first proposed by the national womans political party in 1923, the equal. As the supreme court recognized in the landmark case of united states v. As the sevenyear time limit for ratification approached in 1979, congress and president jimmy carter controversially extended the deadline three years. Martha griffiths and the equal rights amendment national archives.