9 Facts You Should Know About the Equal Rights Amendment
In 1923 , three years after char securedthe right to votein the U.S. , suffragists Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman submitted a proposal for another amendment to theConstitution , this one guarantee equal rights for fair sex across the plug-in . For closely 50 years , lawmakers repeatedlyintroduced the proposalto Congress , where it taper off every time . In March 1972 , spurred by a re - energized feminist movement , both chambers finally passed the amendment ....