Question

Who wrote the first version of the equal rights amendment

Answer 1

Answer:

Alice Paul

Explanation:

Alice Paul was the first to show the Equal Rights Amendment to Congress sometime in 1923

Answer 2

Answer:

Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman

Explanation:

The first version of the equal rights amendment was written by Alice Paul and Crystal Eastman.

Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was a proposed amendment to guarantee equal legal rights for all the citizens in America under the United States Constitution. It emerged from the feminist approach of 20th Century that demands equal rights in every field as well as no discrimination on ground of sex or gender.

The amendment was passed to resolve dispute between men and women. It seeks to provide assistance in matters of employment, divorce, property etc.

It was introduced in December 1923.

The most important Article of the Amendment includes:

Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex.