The Nation - News from Jan. 7, 1987
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The Equal Rights Amendment was introduced in the 100th Congress, and feminists said they would use the bicentennial of the U.S. Constitution to emphasize that women are still without equal rights. Supporters said they hoped that with Democrats in control of both the Senate and the House, the proposed constitutional amendment banning discrimination based on gender would meet with a better fate than the past.
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