What is the historical timeframe of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA)?
A) It became law in 1923.
B) It was proposed in 1923, came out of Congress in 1972, and died in 1982 just three states short of adoption.
C) It came out of Congress in 1945 and, after an unprecedented action by Congress, which extended the ratification deadline, became law in 1972.
D) It was proposed in 1923, but never made it out of Congress.
E) It became law in 2012.
B
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