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In 1966 now national organization for women, was established to lead the effort. the new group quickly endorsed an amendment to the united states constitution. one that loanguished in politicl debate since it was first introduced in congress in 1923. the equal rights amendment, equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or bridged by the united states or by any state on account of sex. >> at the beginning of the women's movement both parties were supporting the women's rights movement. >> it was widely seched and not yet really politicized in a super parton way. >> and there were act...

>> the senate voted 84-8 to approve a constitutional amendment guaranteeing equal rights to women. >> prematurely victorious. they said we won. ha, not exactly. >> every generation has to fight for freedom and equality. >> what do we want? when do we want it? ♪ this is mary mcdonald. sna age? well old enough to be the mother of those three. profession? that's part of it right there.

For equal rights. >> what was bothering women was basic -- daily interactions of equality. .7. >> why the movement is accelerating now. they resent the way women are played as sexual play things. conditioned to believe their sole reason for existence is to snare and service men. >> in 1965 a supreme court ruling made oral contraception, the pill, legal if all fifty states. >> when you could take a pill and not have to deal with getting pregnant, then that was like sexual freedom for women. and they started to actually live the way they felt. >> the women's movement was picking up steam and mad...

States short of ratification. worse, four other states were attempting to rescind their endorsements. extending the deadline became the focus. >> i want every person here in this audience to think what can i do in the next week to make equality a possibility. >> if they want us to become the radicals they fear we are, just let them stop the e.r.a. and we will become those radicals. >> 400,000 people sent telegrams to the house to pass the extension. >> president carter campaigned hard for the e.r.a. he helped win from congress an unprecedented three year extension for the ratification. >> they...

Sent the message that equality is indivisible. >> congresswoman chisholm sat at the intersection. she saw what oppression looked like from all sides and conspired a wide coalition of women to come together and create real sustained social change for all american women. >> women were active in the civil rights movement and learned that you can make a difference, that you can stand up for yourself, that we need to bring these demands to the street, to congress. we need to speak out loud and we need to make our voices heard. >> the battle cry rings out down 10th avenue in a one day strike