The answer is: C. A failed constitutional amendment.
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) is a proposed amendment to the United States Constitution.
This amedment is designed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex.
Hawaii was the first state to ratify ERA, followed by approximately 30 other states.
During the mid-1970s, a conservative women in opposition eroded support for the Equal Rights Amendment and amadment failed to achieve ratification.