1- The correct answer is C. Phyllis Schlafly was involved in the opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment, working to ensure it was not ratified.
Phyllis Schlafly was an American conservative activist and politician known for her opposition to feminism and her crucial role in defeating the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s.
2- The correct answer is B. The Equal Rights Amendment was originally introduced by Alice Paul in 1923.
The Equal Rights Amendment was a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution, but it was not ratified. The ERA was originally written by Alice Paul in 1923, who proposed it unsuccessfully to Congress. In 1972 it was presented again and was approved by the House of Representatives and the Senate, after which it was sent to the legislative chambers of the states for ratification. After a ten-year campaign that polarized public debate in many states, on June 30, 1982, the deadline for ratification expired, so it was not adopted and is not part of the Constitution.
3- The correct answers are A and D.
In the past thirty years, more rights have been given to women in America, as they were entitled to equal pay for equal work, and they were protected by sexual harassment laws.
4- The correct answer is D. The women that was a major player in the Women's Liberation Movement during the 1970s was Gloria Steinem.
Gloria Steinem is an American journalist and writer, considered an icon of feminism in her country, as well as a women's rights activist referring to the American feminist movement in the late 1960s and early 1970s.
5- The correct answer is B.
The Nineteenth Amendment was developed to extend suffrage to women. It was proposed on June 4, 1919 and was ratified on August 18, 1920.
