Question

Schlafly and Koontz have different notions of what it means to be a woman. Explain what these differences are and how they inform the author's distinct views of the ERA

Answer 1

Answer:

Schafly was a prominent contestant of the Equal Rights Amendment.

She defended the idea that some women still wanted to be treated as such, meaning they didn´t want to compete with men on an equal basis, but to hold the right to be a fulltime wife and mother and to be financially supported by their husbands.

Explanation:

On the other hand, Koontz, who was head of the US Women´s Boureau, defended the ERA because she considered that denying rights for women who didn´t fulfill social prospects, such as having a man to support them, disregarded the situation of those women who not only didn´t have a male provider, but sometimes were them who took care of an ill husband, or other situations that didn´t match social expectations.

Answer 2

Answer:

From the views of the ERA, Schafly supported the idea that, women did not want to compete with men, But want ed to play the  role of wife, koontz on the other hand supported the ERA, that women working and providing for themselves should be given equal rights with the men.

Explanation:

Schafly was  contestant  recognized for the Amendment of Equal Rights

She supported  the idea that some women still wanted to be treated as such, saying that on equal basis, the women did not want  with the men, but Preferred to be supported financially by their husbands and be full-time wife and mother and to be  

Koontz, who was head of the US Women´s Boureau, supported  the ERA because she believed  that denying rights for women who didn't fulfill social possibilities,like  having a man to assist  them, as regards to  the situation of those women who did not  have a male provider, but sometimes those women who took care of an ill husband, could not meet social expectations.