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What was one reason why the equal rights amendment failed?
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Fewer women wanted to enter the workforce by the 1970s.
Fewer women wanted to enter the workforce by the 1970s.
Only seven states ratified the amendment in the allotted time.
Only seven states ratified the amendment in the allotted time.
Many people feared potential unintended effects of the amendment because it was vaguely worded.
Many people feared potential unintended effects of the amendment because it was vaguely worded.
None of the above are reasons for the amendment's failure.
None of the above are reasons for the amendment's failure.
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Many people feared potential unintended effects of the amendment because it was vaguely worded.
(Conservative opponents argued the ERA's broad wording could eliminate protective laws for women, require women to be drafted, affect alimony and single-sex facilities, etc., and that fear helped defeat ratification.)
(Conservative opponents argued the ERA's broad wording could eliminate protective laws for women, require women to be drafted, affect alimony and single-sex facilities, etc., and that fear helped defeat ratification.)
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