i quote him -- a small band of braless bubbleheads. >> you have to understand how backwards we were on issues involving women's rights then. women couldn't sign a loan. they had to get their husband's approval. women weren't allowed in the military academies. i mean, this is ridiculous. >> i think the point is now to inform women that the women's liberation organize exists and women will realize they're not alone. >> first step was consciousness-raising, daring to articulate the problem. second step people begin to write about it. and then you have lawsuits. and then you eventually have legislation. >> in almost every congress since 1923, there has been proposed a constitutional amendment to guarantee equal rights for women. well, today it finally won approval clearing the senate by a vote of 84-8. the measure now goes to the states for ratification. >> e.r.a. now! >> the equal rights amendment says equal rights under the law shall not be abridged by the