Question

how did the equal rights amendment fail

Answer 1

, 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, by the deadline set by Congress.

Answer 2

The equal rights amendment fail because both houses of a state's legislature must approve, and there was no such support.

Why did the equal rights amendment fail?

The Equal Rights Amendment which was proposed in 1972 in the United States Constitution failed because it doesn't get the necessary support especially from the both houses of a state's legislature.

It was designed to establish equal legal rights for people irrespective of gender and race.

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