Which organization promoted the Equal Rights Amendment?

Which organization promoted the Equal Rights Amendment?

• A. NOW
• B. NAACP
• C. SCLC
• D. SNCC

Answer: (A)

The main idea here is identifying who led the push for a constitutional guarantee of gender equality. The Equal Rights Amendment was championed by NOW, the National Organization for Women, founded in 1966 to advance women's rights. NOW focused on lobbying lawmakers, educating the public, and organizing campaigns to push for ERA ratification by the states in the 1970s. The other groups listed—NAACP, SCLC, and SNCC—were focused on civil rights and racial equality, not on a constitutional amendment for gender equality, so they were not the primary promoters of ERA.

The main idea here is identifying who led the push for a constitutional guarantee of gender equality. The Equal Rights Amendment was championed by NOW, the National Organization for Women, founded in 1966 to advance women's rights. NOW focused on lobbying lawmakers, educating the public, and organizing campaigns to push for ERA ratification by the states in the 1970s. The other groups listed—NAACP, SCLC, and SNCC—were focused on civil rights and racial equality, not on a constitutional amendment for gender equality, so they were not the primary promoters of ERA.