Demonstrators urge ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment during a Sept. 28, 2022, rally in Washington, D.C. Jose Luis Magana/AP hide caption
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A large crowd of women cheers a speaker at the Lincoln Memorial, during a rally for passage of the Equal Rights Amendment. Bettmann Archive hide caption
50 years ago sex equality seemed destined for the Constitution. What happened?
Equal Rights Amendment supporters demonstrate outside the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond on Jan. 8. Steve Helber/AP hide caption
Illinois has ratified the Equal Rights Amendment, more than 40 years after an estimated 10,000 people marched on the Capitol building in Springfield, Ill., to urge approval. AP hide caption
Altogether, the Constitution has only been amended 17 times since the Bill of Rights, and one of those amendments (the 21st) was done just to repeal another (the 18th, known as Prohibition). National Archives via AP hide caption
Spectators look down on the Nevada Assembly on the opening day of the legislative session in Carson City, Nev., in February. On Wednesday, state senators backed the Assembly and voted to adopt the Equal Rights Amendment. Lance Iversen/AP hide caption