The ERA (Women’s Equal Rights Amendment to the Constitution originally written by Alice Paul ) was recommended in the Congress for the first time in 1923. It made it through both  houses of Congress in 1972. It was then sent to the state legislatures for ratification. The ERA did not receive the required number of ratifications before the final deadline mandated by Congress (June 30, 1982) and subsequently it was never implemented.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_Rights_Amendment

This poem is dedicated to the cause!

ERA

The Time Was Yesterday!

Our Equal rights were never taken away

They never came into play

Though there was a fray

That history betrays

And justice delays

Do not haste

The Right has a pace

We cannot tolerate a tortoise and hare race

If they have their way

We'll be barefoot and pregnant

With only a feather duster to wave

How long will our talents and skills be held at bay?

When will we have our ample say,

With equal pay?

How much longer do we have to wait,

For our authentic projection to be portrayed?

No longer can we afford to be led astray

More than ever

The world needs our endowing cache

A wise man predicts (Dalai Lama)

Western women will save the day

Give way

For

Empowering-feminine sway

The past has already conveyed

The time was yesterday

Endorse

 The ERA!

Authored by Shellie Blevins