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What was the purpose of the Equal Rights Amendment? Why was it/might it have been unsuccessful? If it had been ratified, how would the outcome be different than the rights of women today?
 
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How have women and minority suffrage evolved over time?
 
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Answer to Question 1

An ideal response will:
1, Note that the Equal Rights Amendment was one of the main objectives of the women's movement that ultimately failed. Discuss that the amendment's purpose was to guarantee equal treatment for men and women by all levels of government. The religious conservative movement opposed the amendment because it feared that its passage would undermine traditional family values. Other reasons may be that certain women wanted special protections, not equal protection. Other thoughtful potential reasons that the amendment may have been opposed may be included.
2, Discuss how women's rights would have advanced similarly or differently had the ERA passed.

Answer to Question 2

An ideal response will:
1, Recall that women and minorities had no right to vote for many years.
2, Describe how the fight against racial inequality led to suffrage for minoritiesfirst men and then women.
3, Discuss the women's suffrage movement, including its origins and accomplishments.
4, Analyze the status of women and minority voting rights today in terms of what kinds of advancements have been made and what remains to be done.





 

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