Equal+Rights+Amendment

**‍‍‍The Equal Rights Amendment, also known as the ERA was first proposed in 1923 when woman and men were affirmed to have equal rights under the law, but it is still not part of the U.S Constitution. This was a very important Amendment for woman because they were fighting for equal rights as men and to have more freedom. Unfortunately, the ERA was passed out of Congress in 1972 because it was not ratified to all 38 states but only in 35-36. It was traditional for the Senate and House of Representatives to only ratify three quarters of the 50 states in order for the Equal Rights Amendment to pass. The states that the Equal Rights Amendment was not ratified for was Virginia and Illinois. Since the Equal Rights Amendment was not passed, women still don't have that much equal rights as men. There was a National Council Of Woman's Organization which was in Washington D.C. It was based on over 200 other woman's organizations representing more than 10 million members. It was the response to the Equal Rights Amendment deadline ratification 1982.** ‍ ‍ ‍