The Ratification of The Equal rights Amendment Throughout American history men oppressed women mentally‚ physically‚ and politically. By 1920‚ women got the right to vote under the 19th amendment. After women gained suffrage‚ Alice Paul an American suffragist‚ wrote the Equal Rights Amendment. Ultimately‚ the Equal Rights Amendment‚ which would have boosted gender equality‚ was not ratified because of the conservatives and the male domination of the State Legislature. The original seven-year
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Rights for Great Apes I support scientists researching on and experimenting with great apes. Since scientists don’t want to jeopardize the lives of humans‚ they test on apes. If they were not testing apes‚ then they would be testing other animals which other people would also fight against. Scientists perform tests on these apes for one very important reason‚ “98.4 percent of the DNA in chimpanzees (and 97.7 percent of the DNA in gorillas) is identical to the DNA of human beings.” This proves
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Legality- Netherlands was the first country to allow gay marriage in 2001 Belgium was the second in 2003 Followed by Canada‚ South Africa‚ and Spain all in 2005 Church- Scriptures in the bible Christianity and Homosexuals While love should be equal‚ in this day and age the equality for all remains illegal. Although there are many plans in effect and people working daily to get laws passed‚ there will always be those individuals with their close minded opinions. Marriage whether same sex couples
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the world who took a stand. They took a stand into what they believed in and what they wanted to change in the world. Many people believed in Cesar Chavez and for what he took a stand for. One individual‚ goes by Cesar Chavez he stood up for civil rights and he also believed in nonviolence. Cesar was a Mexican-American farm worker that worked very hard for better water‚ restrooms‚ and better pay. When: Cesar Chavez decided to take a stand on September 8th‚ 1965. They also went on a three hundred-mile
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The Equal Rights Amendment The Equal Rights Amendment has been trying to get ratified since 1923. It has been introduced into every congress since 1982. Section one of the amendment states‚ “Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” Section two states‚ “The Congress shall have the power to enforce‚ by appropriate legislation‚ the provisions of this article.” Last‚ but not least‚ section three states‚ “this amendment shall
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and the small weight a woman’s right upholds in society‚ crushes her own view of self worth. Effort she exerted to accomplish great achievements are to be overshadowed by a different gender or race‚ her reward miniscule‚ yet the criticism is massive. Now as woman she regains her self esteem and prepares for the battle to come‚ gender equality. A justice that must be served both socially and constitutionally; therefore women and men must keep fighting for the Equal Rights Amendment proposed since 1923
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The Equal Rights Amendment‚ or ERA‚ was a suggested amendment to the United States constitution constructed to guarantee equal rights for women. The amendment‚ originally written by Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman in 1923 and sponsored by the National Women’s Party‚ was introduced in every assembly of Congress until it passed in 1972. It stated that equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Both Republican and Democrat
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HUSH Memorization Report 2/24/13 * Shirley Chisholm‚ Equal Rights for Women * May 21‚ 1969. Washington‚ D.C. Shirley Chisholm was born in 1924 in Brooklyn‚ New York. She was the first African American to run for president but she was the first African American to be elected to the U.S. Congress. Chisholm was a strong supporter of equal rights for women and delivered her speech‚ “Equal Rights for Women‚” in Washington‚ D.C. on May 21st‚ 1969. Chisholm was outspoken on issues in America’s society;
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June 27‚ 2016 Equal Rights Amendment The Equal Rights Amendment defines as‚ “Section 1: Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Section 2: The Congress shall have the power to enforce‚ by appropriate legislation‚ the provisions of this article. Section 3: This amendment shall take effect two years after the date of ratification. Without the Equal Rights Amendment‚ the only effective right would be the right to vote equally
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Even in the 21st century‚ the U.S. Constitution still does not explicitly guarantee that all of the rights it protects are held equally by all citizens without regard to sex. The only right that the Constitution specifically affirms to be equal for women and men is the right to vote in the 19th Amendment.The Equal Rights Amendment‚ proposed to Congress in 1923‚ would guarantee equal rights between men and women. In 1972‚ it passed both houses of Congress and went to the state legislatures for ratification
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