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Time runs out for proposed Equal Rights Amendment 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 30 1982)


Video: 'Why hasn't the Equal Rights Amendment been ratified?'

(Wednesday, June 30, 1982, 11:59:59 p.m. EDT) — The drive to ratify the proposed federal Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution, designed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of gender, expired tonight, having failed to receive the required number of ratifications for its adoption, despite having its seven-year deadline extended by three years. Continue reading Time runs out for proposed Equal Rights Amendment 40 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Jun 30 1982)