Question

Read the excerpt from Representative Shirley Chisholm’s speech on equal rights for women.

Mr. Speaker, House Joint Resolution 264, before us today, which provides for equality under the law for both men and women, represents one of the most clear-cut opportunities we are likely to have to declare our faith in the principles that shaped our Constitution. It provides a legal basis for attack on the most subtle, most pervasive, and most institutionalized form of prejudice that exists. Discrimination against women, solely on the basis of their sex, is so widespread that it seems to many persons normal, natural and right.

—Equal rights speech,
Shirley Chisholm

Which bill is Chisholm referring to?

the Equal Rights Amendment
the Equal Pay Act
the Fair Employment Act
the Bill of Gender Rights

Answer 1

Answer: The Equal Rights Amendment

Step-by-step explanation:

Based on the information given in the question, the bill that Chisholm us referring to is the equal rights amendment.

The Equal Rights Amendment is an amendment to the Constitution that was designed in order for American citizens to have equal legal rights regardless of their sex.

The aim of the Equal Rights Amendment is to end distinctions that exist between men and women when it comes to issues such as employment, property, divorce, etc and other matters.