I believee the answer is A.
Homer’s work would influence later generations. Two of his works, llliad and the odyssey are widely read in schools.
1. After approval by Congress, it had a deadline for state ratification of seven years, and was considered a low priority amongst the turmoil of the 1970s.
<span>2. It was largely pointless. Every state already has some recognition of equal rights for the both sexes in its constitution or statutes, and a body of caselaw supporting the same. Many state legislatures were wary of ratifying an amendment that would expand federal power without really accomplishing anything.</span>