History of the United States II / Unit 16 USH2 2265 short lesson, about 20 seconds
STOP ERA
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The idea
Phyllis Schlafly's STOP ERA movement, whose name stood for Stop Taking Our Privileges, argued that women enjoyed special privileges such as separate restrooms and exemption from the draft.
In practice
The amendment of unit fifteen, stalled and then dead.
Where people slip
The anchor calls Schlafly a major reason the amendment went down to defeat.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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