"ERA means abortion funding, means homosexual privileges, means whatever else. Why should we lower ourselves to 'equal rights' when we already have superior rights, including the right to keep our husband's name and the right to be a full-time wife and mother? STOP ERA stands for Stop Taking Our Privileges." — Phyllis Schlafly, 1972
Schlafly's STOP ERA campaign helped block ratification by appealing to
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Wall Street financial interests
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Civil rights leaders
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Traditionalist women fearing loss of homemaker protections
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Anti-war student activists
Explanation
Schlafly mobilized housewives in key state legislatures, framing ERA as a threat to alimony, custody norms, and female draft exemptions.