February 8th, 2012 at 4:00AM

Minnesota Ratifies the ERA

Minnesota’s ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, on February 8, 1973, came nearly 11 months after the ERA’s passage by the U.S. Congress. Nine more states approved the amendment after Minnesota, but that wasn’t enough to secure its success. The ERA eventually died when it failed to secure the requisite 38 state ratifications by the March 22, 1979, deadline.

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    Don’t Blame Us, We Ratified
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