In this lesson, students analyze the text of the Equal Rights Amendment, trace the amendment process taken to get the ERA passed, analyze the reasons for opposition to ERA, and the methods used to stop its ratification. Then they will debate claims made by supporters and opponents of ERA. It also provides video clips from the period and commentary.

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abortion

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Additional Tags

sexual orientation, "era and political backlash", equal rights amendment, pbs leaning media, debate claims made by supporters and opponents of era, reasons for opposition to era

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• Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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