Why did many women's rights activists oppose the Equal Rights Amendment?

A) It did not specifically address property rights.
B) It excluded African Americans and other minorities.
C) It would undercut efforts to gain special legislative protection for women.
D) It implied women needed special protection because they were inferior to men.


C

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A) San Francisco. B) Buffalo. C) Chicago. D) New Orleans.

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A) it was justified by the Bible. B) slaves were better off than northern "wage slaves." C) the Constitution explicitly protected slavery. D) might makes right.

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