Proposing an Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution
“Proposing an Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution,” December 13, 1923, Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1789 – 2015 Series. National Archives and Records Administration.
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| JOINT RESOLUTION
Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States |
This document is a proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States. |
| Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States which shall be valid, to all intents and purposes, as part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several States: | This document is presented to the Senate and the House of Representatives. The proposed amendment will only be part of the Constitution if three-fourths of legislators in both the Senate and the House vote in favor of it. |
| ARTICLE XX. | |
| “Men and women shall have equal rights throughout the United States and every place subject to its jurisdiction.” |
Men and women will have equal rights across the country and in its territories. |
| “Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation.” | Congress will enforce these equal rights with laws. |
“Proposing an Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution,” December 13, 1923, Records of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1789 – 2015 Series. National Archives and Records Administration.
The Equal Rights Amendment and Protective Legislation: Will the Equal Rights Amendment Affect Protective Legislation for Women?, pg. 1
National Woman’s Party, “The Equal Rights Amendment and Protective Legislation: Will the Equal Rights Amendment Affect Protective Legislation for Women?,” ca. 1923. University of Virginia Library.
The Equal Rights Amendment and Protective Legislation: Will the Equal Rights Amendment Affect Protective Legislation for Women?, pg. 2
National Woman’s Party, “The Equal Rights Amendment and Protective Legislation: Will the Equal Rights Amendment Affect Protective Legislation for Women?,” ca. 1923. University of Virginia Library.
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| The Equal Rights Amendment and Protective Legislation Will the Equal Rights Amendment affect protective legislation for women? This is sometimes asked, but in order to reply it is necessary to know what is meant by protective legislation. |
This document is about the connections between the Equal Rights Amendment and protective legislation. |
| There are three kinds of protective legislation generally considered in this connection: 1. Children’s (miscalled “mothers’”) pensions. 2. Maternity legislation. 3. Industrial legislation. Let us consider each separately. |
There are three kinds of protective legislation. First, children’s pensions. Second, maternity legislation. Third, industrial legislation. |
| 1. CHILDREN’S PENSIONS. | |
| This pension is for the child and not the mother. The basis is usually so much for each child. The pension is often given to others th |