Thirty-ninth Amendment

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:advocated_for gptkb:Equal_Rights_Amendment_Coalition
gptkbp:associated_with women's suffrage
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired art and literature
featured in documentaries and films
discussed in academic research
influenced media representations of women
shaped public opinion on gender issues
gptkbp:current_status not ratified by enough states
gptkbp:discusses gender discrimination
gptkbp:first_introduced 1943
gptkbp:historical_context 1970s women's liberation movement
gptkbp:historical_debate whether it is still possible to ratify
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol of the fight for women's rights
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Thirty-ninth Amendment
gptkbp:impact gender equality in law
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
international women's rights treaties
gptkbp:introduced Representative Martha Griffiths
gptkbp:introduced_in gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:is_a_supporter_of women's rights activists
gptkbp:is_cited_in legal arguments for gender equality
gptkbp:is_debated_in state legislatures
Congressional hearings
gptkbp:is_opposed_by gptkb:Phyllis_Schlafly
gptkbp:is_supported_by gptkb:National_Organization_for_Women
gptkbp:known_as gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:legal_issue court cases regarding gender equality
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:Title_IX
proposed bills to revive ratification efforts
gptkbp:modern_relevance ongoing discussions about gender equality
gptkbp:movement gptkb:LGBTQ+_rights_movement
gptkb:Civil_Rights_Movement
gptkb:workers
anti-discrimination movement
gptkbp:notable_figures gptkb:Alice_Paul
gptkb:Ruth_Bader_Ginsburg
gptkb:Kamala_Harris
gptkb:Gloria_Steinem
gptkb:Betty_Friedan
gptkbp:notable_release March 23, 1972
gptkbp:number_of_states_needed_for_ratification 38
gptkbp:opponent conservative groups
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Constitution
gptkbp:proposed_by gptkb:United_States_Congress
gptkbp:purpose prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex
gptkbp:ratified_by January 15, 1977
state legislatures
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:feminism
gptkbp:revived_in every session of Congress until ratification attempt ended
gptkbp:text " Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex."
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Constitution_of_Ireland_(1937)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6