The Equal Rights Amendment ______

question 6

Multiple Choice

The Equal Rights Amendment ______.

• A) pitted the interests of men against women so there were not enough votes for ratification
• B) pitted the interests of urban, upper-class women against working-class women, so the movement was divided
• C) pitted African American women against White women over fears that the ERA would erase the gains of the civil rights movement
• D) pitted feminists against antiabortion groups that produced a contentious debate, and the time for ratification expired

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