-
The Equal Rights Amendment was written
The exact date is unknown, but the equal rights amendment was writen in 1923 by Alice Paul, shortly after women were granted the right to vote. -
Alice Paul rewrote the amendment
The exact day is not defined, but Alice Paul rewrote the amendment in 1943 to what is now called the "Alice Paul Amendment" -
Amendment Approved by Congress
The amendment was apporoved by Congress 49 years later. Sadly, Alice Paul died before the Amendment was passed. The House of Respresentatives followed shortly. -
22 States Accepted the Amendment
By the end of the year, 22 of the necessary 38 states ratified the amendment -
8 more states ratified the Amendment
8 more states accepted. The support dwindled, getting 3 in 1974, 1 in 1975 and none in 1976. -
Indiana became Last State to ratify the amendment
Indiana was the last and thirty fifth State to ratify the amendment. This year also marked Alice Paul's death. She never saw the amendment accepted -
A march was ordered in front of the White House
A March of 100,000 supporters stormed the White House. Congress Granted an extention of the deadline from 1979 to 1982 -
ERA was reintroduced to congress
After the ERA failed to meet the deadline, it was reintroduced into Congress and has been in every session in Congress since then