Gloria Steinem and Phyllis Schlafly “The truth is that all our problems stem from the same sex-based myths. We may appear before you as white radicals or the middle-aged middle class or black soul sisters, but we are all sisters in fighting against these outdated myths. Like racial myths, they have been reflected in our laws.”

—Gloria Steinem, Address in support of the ERA, May 1970

“This Amendment will absolutely and positively make women subject to the draft. . . . Foxholes are bad enough for men, but they certainly are not the place for women—and we should reject any proposal that would put them there in the name of ‘equal rights.’”

—Phyllis Schlafly, from the Phyllis Schlafly Report, February 1972

Question
Describe the arguments for and against passage of the Equal Rights Amendment, including the arguments expressed in these excerpts.