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8-3 Project 2: Historical Analysis Essay Submission Southern New Hampshire University Justin Hardy April 25, 2021

8-3 Project 2: Historical Analysis Essay Submission Overview The Equal Rights Amendment is an amendment that was first proposed by the National Woman’s political party in 1923. The National Women’s political party proposed the bill because women needed equal access to employment and voting rights. Even though the bill was proposed in 1923, it was not introduced to congress until the late 1960’s (Wellman, J.2004). The Equal Rights Amendment was finally approved by congress in 1972, ending a four-decade battle. When the bill was finally passed by congress, women were granted equal access to employment, voting rights, divorce, property, and all other matters. Thesis Statement The Equal Rights Amendment was designed to provide equal rights for every American citizen regardless of sex. Middle class women were the most supportive of the Equal Rights Amendment because they were impacted the most. Women were treated unfairly, and they were not given equal access to employment or voting rights during the era. The women’s movement in the United States during the 1960’s help draw in more support from strong political leaders. Women had been seeking equal rights for many decades, until it was approved by congress and added to the United States Constitution in 1972.

8-3 Project 2: Historical Analysis Essay Submission Causes The Equal Right’s Amendment was something that needed to happen because women were never guaranteed rights or considered to be equal as men. Women were denied rights that were only given to male citizens and this sparked outrage in the female communities across the country. Women could not own property, claim money, or given the right to vote during this era. Women were only expected to stay home and focus on housework and take care of the kids. Women were unsatisfied and decided to form a women’s suffrage movement, in hopes of gaining rights for every American citizen regardless of sex. Course The women’s suffrage movement was one of the reasons for the success of the Equal Rights Amendment. The movements agenda included equal access to education, employment, and equality within marriage. The leaders of the movement were Susan Anthony, Elizabeth Stanton, and Alice Paul. These women were pioneers of the movement and they dedicated their time and effort to improve the quality of American lives. This movement eventually lead to the passage of the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Each participant focused on what they thought was most important to the women in our country and what needed to be changed.

8-3 Project 2: Historical Analysis Essay Submission Consequences The long-term effects of the Equal Rights Amendment provided fundamental legal rights to women. Women are now allowed to live free from discrimination and are treated equally to men. Women now have the right to own property, vote in elections, and freedom to earn a fair wage on jobs. Human society now views the world differently because women’s rights are now viewed as human rights. The Historical evidence that supports my conclusions comes from my first secondary resource “Should the States Ratify the Equal Rights Amendment”. My source explains why the Equal Rights Amendment was proposed and tells who the main leaders of the movement were. Personally The Equal Rights Amendment is important to me because I feel like this is an ongoing battle that we are still fighting today. The passing of the Equal Right’s Amendment was just the beginning of a battle that we will fighting till the end of time. I still see people being discriminated against and denied jobs based off one’s sex or race. I selected the Equal Right’s Amendment because I wanted to understand why women were denied right’s and not treated equally to their male counterparts. I now have a clear understanding of why women are denied right’s today, and it’s all because of people in leadership that can’t see things beyond their own beliefs.

8-3 Project 2: Historical Analysis Essay Submission Research The research of the Equal Right’s Amendment changed my perception in many ways. I now see why women are more passionate about their craft because they suffered for many years. All the years of being denied access to equal right’s has driven women to new levels of empowerment. Thinking like an historian has given me the ability to think unbiasedly about the impact that women have of society. Seeing women in leadership positions and understanding what it took for them to get there is something that I do not take for granted anymore. Historian A historian would pursue further study of my thesis statement by investigating my primary and secondary sources. My primary and secondary sources would give an historian the proper evidence to have a clear understanding of what to look for next. After reviewing my sources, an historian can begin to identify what my though process was when I was writing my thesis statement. The historian will be able to line my thesis statement up with facts and further identify what may have been missing in my thesis statement.

References Salmon, M. (2016). The legal status of women, 1776–1830. Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. Wellman, J. (2004). The road to Seneca Falls: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the first women's rights convention. University of Illinois Press. Kathryn, C (2020). Women as Sign, Class, and the 1972-1982 Equal Rights Amendment Controversy...