8. The political campaign for women in the USA (1865-1960) - Equal Rights Amendment
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- Created on: 04-06-17 16:01
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- The political
campaign
for women
in the USA
(1865-1960) - Equal Rights Amendment
- National Women's Party attempted to consolidate reforms by appealing for Equal Rights Amendment which would absolutely confirm move towards equality implied but not achieved in 1920
- National Women's Party attempted to consolidate reforms by appealing for Equal Rights Amendment which would absolutely confirm move towards equality implied but not achieved in 1920
- Divided opinion in women's groups
- Fear equal rights would remove some of protection women had already gained
- E.g. working hours
- Women working hours restricted to 8-10 in 36% of states by 1900
- Supreme Court in 1912 declared state regulation was legal and by 1920 over 75% of states had passed regulations about female working hours
- Women working hours restricted to 8-10 in 36% of states by 1900
- E.g. working hours
- Unsuccessful due to division
- Some more radical campaigners argued protection offered to women would have to extend to men
- while others thought raising wages and working hours would lead to women unemployment due to there being no advantage to them being employed
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