Representative Martha Griffiths's Discharge Petition for the Equal Rights Amendment

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1970-06-11
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From 1923 to 1970, some form of the Equal Rights Amendment was introduced in every session of Congress but was generally held up in committee and so never put to a vote. Representative Martha Griffiths's petition forced the legislation out of committee so that it could be considered by the House, which passed it. The Senate subsequently attempted to add provisions exempting women from the draft, effectively preventing the bill from passing Congress that session.

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U.S. House of Representatives. Office of the Clerk of the House. 4/1/1789

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National Archives and Records Administration
Contributing Institution
Center for Legislative Archives
Collection
Records of the U.S. House of Representatives
General Records
Subjects
Constitutional amendments
Equal rights amendments
Women
Women's rights
Type
text
Format
Paper
URL
http://catalog.archives.gov/id/4397830
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U.S. House of Representatives. Office of the Clerk of the House. 4/1/1789. Representative Martha Griffiths's Discharge Petition for the Equal Rights Amendment. 1970-06-11. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/4397830. (Accessed January 22, 2025.)
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U.S. House of Representatives. Office of the Clerk of the House. 4/1/1789, (1970-06-11) Representative Martha Griffiths's Discharge Petition for the Equal Rights Amendment. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/4397830
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U.S. House of Representatives. Office of the Clerk of the House. 4/1/1789. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://catalog.archives.gov/id/4397830>.
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