The Equal Rights Amendment ______.
A. pitted the interests of men against women so there were not enough votes for ratification
B. pitted the interests of urban, upper-class women against working-class women, so the movement was divided
C. pitted African American women against White women over fears that the ERA would erase the gains of the civil rights movement
D. pitted feminists against antiabortion groups that produced a contentious debate, and the time for ratification expired
Answer: D
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