Creating the United States
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Opponents of ERA Protest in Front of White House
A federal Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) for women was proposed in 1923 and was finally approved by Congress in 1972 but failed to gain the support of three-fourths of the state legislatures. This 1977 photograph shows opponents of the ERA demonstrating in front of the White House.