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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 Woman's 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. Under the leadership of U.S. Representative Bella Abzug of New York and feminists Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem, it won the requisite two-thirds vote from the U.S. House of Representatives in October 1971. In March 1972, it was approved by the U.S. Senate and sent to the states.

Hawaii was the first state to ratify what would have been the 27th Amendment, followed by some 30 other states within a year. However, during the mid-1970s, a conservative backlash against feminism eroded support for the Equal Rights Amendment, which ultimately failed to achieve ratification by the a requisite 38, or three-fourths, of the states.

Because of the rejection of the Equal Rights Amendment, sexual equality, with the notable exception of when it pertains to the right to vote, is not protected by the U.S. Constitution. However, in the late 20th century, the federal government and all states have passed considerable legislation protecting the legal rights of women. The Equal Rights Amendment, in its most recently proposed form, reads, "Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex."

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Equal Rights Amendment passed by Congress - Mar 22, 1972 - HISTORY.com

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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 Woman's political party in 1923, the Equal Rights Amendment was to provide for the legal equality...

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the  women is cleaning the floor at night and she is looking at the ERA poster

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people werent fair and stuff

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people do not like the ERA

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Most of the Florida senate was against the ERA vote

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it shows that people were against women's suffrage, and the woman cleaninig up the floor has no rights

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That many people were against equal rights amendment and the woman is working at night showing there is no equality.

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It shows that more of the FL Senate was against women suffrage and the ERA.

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stuff was so against them that it was hopeless

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The ERA was voted against by the Florida Senate. However, the woman cleaning up shows that there is not equality in the Senate, as the Woman cleaning up is in a lower position and does not have a say. Therefore, this comic was made to say that while the Senate decided, it was a one sided decision, where the people deciding were not the ones affected by Amendment.

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only one person is there and that one person is cleaning the floor

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Shows how most people were against women's suffrage then people who was for it

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the cartoons message is that, although the ERA is still able for debate, no one really cares, because people most likely thinks its a given. Seeing as its not only night time, but only the janator is there, the only one who semes to care about the place. The janator's a woman

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That more people were against women's suffrage and equality and that it is pretty much written in stone and that's why a janitor is cleaning up what's left

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Most of the Florida Senate was against the ERA Vote.

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The senate was voting against the ERA so that woman wouldn't be able to vote in the elections

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analyze the cartoon, what is the message?? What does this say about equality and the amendment process?