Three-fourths of U.S. states have ratified the amendment, and many argue it is the 28th Amendment to the Constitution; Women’s Equality Day serves as a reminder of the amendment’s importance. A ...

On March 22, 1972, the U.S. Senate passed the Equal Rights Amendment, sending the measure to the states for ratification in order for it to become a part of the U.S. Constitution, the ultimate law of ...

Dec. 16 (UPI) --A group of more than 120 House Democrats signed a letter asking President Joe Biden to call on the U.S. archivist to recognize the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S ...

A deadline for states to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment expired in 1982, but some states ratified it afterward. Some scholars argue the deadline is unconstitutional. Other legal experts said the ...

INDEPENDENT LENS “Ratified” Monday, October 20 at 10:00 pm A revealing look at the grass roots organizing and legislative ...

The Ratification of The Bill of Rights. On December 15, 1791, the Bill of Rights was ratified by Virginia, allowing the passage of the first ten amendments to the Con ...

That decision nearly proved fatal when the Constitution went to the states for ratification. The new Constitution’s supporters, known as Federalists, faced fierce opposition from Anti-Federalists who ...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. and NEW YORK, Sep. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- An incredibly rare, original printed archetype of the United States Constitution, signed by Secretary of Congress Charles Thomson, will be ...

In one of his final acts as president, Joe Biden declared the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) ratified, potentially enshrining gender equality into the U.S. Constitution as its 28th Amendment. "It is ...