Describe the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). Why were some opposed to the ERA? How has the ERA had an impact on civil rights in the United States?

What will be an ideal response?

An ideal response will:
1, Describe the Equal Rights Amendment as a proposal that would have enshrined gender equality in the Constitution.
2, Explain the concerns of the ERA's opponents, such as the fear that it could disrupt the traditional family relationship and put women on the front lines in the armed forces.
3, Include that the ERA addresses a much broader array of civil rights than did the Nineteenth Amendment that guaranteed women the right to vote.
4, Evaluate how the ERA has impacted civil rights in the United States. The most common assessment will be that the ERA has had little effect on civil rights in the United States because it never became law. Others, however, could argue that the ERA has impacted civil rights by keeping women's rights on the front burner, despite the fact that it never became law.