Here's a map of all the states for (and against) the constitutional amendment that would outlaw sex discrimination
On Wednesday, Virginia became the 38th state to approve the Equal Rights Amendment.
A constitutional amendment needs 38 states in order to be ratified. However, the amendment had a previously set deadline of 1982.Click here for more Business Insider storiesOn Wednesday, Virginia voted to amend the US Constitution, securing its spot as the 38th state needed to pass the Equal Rights Amendment, which would prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex.
In order to change the most important document in US law, an amendment must be approved by three-fourths of state legislatures, or 38 states.Andy Kiersz/Business Insider, data from EqualRightsAmendment.orgThe Equal Rights Amendment, or ERA, was first proposed in 1923 by Alice Paul, a leader of the women's suffrage movement. In 1943, it was rewritten to include its current language:
"Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex."
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