Equal Rights Amendment

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/equal-rights-amendment

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the Equal Rights Amendment?It is a proposed change to the U.S. Constitution that says no one can be treated differently because of their sex.
2. Who first suggested the ERA and when?Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman first talked about it in 1923 to make sure women had the same legal rights as men.

Constitutional Amendment: A formal alteration or addition to the U.S. Constitution, requiring a rigorous legislative and ratification process.
Sex Discrimination: The practice of treating individuals unfairly or unequally based on their sex or gender.
Ratification: The formal approval of a proposed amendment by the required number of state legislatures, making it a part of the Constitution.