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- Button, "ERA: Yes," circa 1972 - In the 1970s, women's rights activists rallied in support of the proposed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which would guarantee women equal rights with men as part of the United States Constitution. The ERA, first put forward in 1923, finally passed both houses of Congress in 1972 -- but it was not ratified in enough state legislatures for approval.
- circa 1972
- Collections - Artifact
Button, "ERA: Yes," circa 1972
In the 1970s, women's rights activists rallied in support of the proposed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which would guarantee women equal rights with men as part of the United States Constitution. The ERA, first put forward in 1923, finally passed both houses of Congress in 1972 -- but it was not ratified in enough state legislatures for approval.
- March in Downtown Seattle for Equal Rights Amendment, May 16, 1976 -
- May 16, 1976
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March in Downtown Seattle for Equal Rights Amendment, May 16, 1976
- More than 3,000 People March in Washington, D.C. in Support of the Equal Rights Amendment, August 1977 -
- August 31, 1977
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More than 3,000 People March in Washington, D.C. in Support of the Equal Rights Amendment, August 1977
- Anne Follis, Founder of Housewives for ERA, October 1978 -
- October 10, 1978
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Anne Follis, Founder of Housewives for ERA, October 1978
- Legislators Birch Bayh, Martha Griffiths, Sam Ervin, and Marlow Cook after the Vote on the Equal Rights Amendment, March 1972 -
- March 24, 1972
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Legislators Birch Bayh, Martha Griffiths, Sam Ervin, and Marlow Cook after the Vote on the Equal Rights Amendment, March 1972
- Equal Rights Amendment Bracelet, circa 1972 - In the 1970s, women's rights activists rallied in support of the proposed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which would guarantee women equal rights with men as part of the United States Constitution. The ERA, first put forward in 1923, finally passed both houses of Congress in 1972 -- but it was not ratified in enough state legislatures for approval.
- circa 1972
- Collections - Artifact
Equal Rights Amendment Bracelet, circa 1972
In the 1970s, women's rights activists rallied in support of the proposed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which would guarantee women equal rights with men as part of the United States Constitution. The ERA, first put forward in 1923, finally passed both houses of Congress in 1972 -- but it was not ratified in enough state legislatures for approval.
- "The Spark," Vol. 2, No. 9, April 24, 1978 -
- April 24, 1978
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"The Spark," Vol. 2, No. 9, April 24, 1978
- Equal Rights Amendment Demonstration, June 30, 1981 -
- June 30, 1981
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Equal Rights Amendment Demonstration, June 30, 1981
- Group Celebrating the Defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment, June 1982 -
- June 30, 1982
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Group Celebrating the Defeat of the Equal Rights Amendment, June 1982
- Carolyn Tucker, Jane Brown, and Gayle Gagliano, Members of a Louisiana Coalition Supporting the Equal Rights Amendment, May 1972 -
- May 28, 1972
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Carolyn Tucker, Jane Brown, and Gayle Gagliano, Members of a Louisiana Coalition Supporting the Equal Rights Amendment, May 1972