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The Struggle for Women's Rights Has Made Some Important Strides

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The struggle for women's rights has made some important strides and experienced a number of setbacks over the last 30 years.Discuss the so-called Equal Rights Amendment, Title IX of the 1972 Education Act, and the Supreme Court's decisions in Franklin v.Gwinnett County Public Schools (1992) and Ledbetter v.Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.(2007).


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