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A+E Networks. On March 22, 1972, the Equal Rights Amendment is passed by the U.S. Senate and sent to the states for ratification. First proposed by the National Womanâs political party in 1923, the Equal Rights Amendment was to provide for the legal equality of the sexes and prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex. More than four decades later, the revival of feminism in the late 1960s spurred its introduction into Congress.
Early feminist Alice Paul authored the original version of the Equal Rights Amendment, whose wording differed slightly from the 1972 ERA. Alice Paul's amendment was introduced in 1923, three years after ratification of the 19 th Amendment, which guaranteed women the right to vote.A Variety of Support.he House passed the amendment in 1970, then again in 1971. Finally, in March 1972 the Senate passed the amendment during the same session of Congress, and it was sent to the states. Many states also have equal rights provisions in their state constitutions.