{"id":360677,"date":"2013-01-28T16:34:14","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T21:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/dictionary\/definition\/equal-rights-amendment-era.html"},"modified":"2013-01-28T16:34:14","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T21:34:14","slug":"equal-rights-amendment-era","status":"publish","type":"dictionary","link":"https:\/\/dictionary.findlaw.com\/definition\/equal-rights-amendment-era.html","title":{"rendered":"Equal Rights Amendment (Era)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The proposed Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to the U.S. Constitution was intended to explicitly guarantee equality to all persons, regardless of gender. After passing in Congress in 1972, the amendment did not receive enough votes for ratification by the individual states, and was never signed into law.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

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