Women on the move
by Maxine
March is Women's History Month, a time to celebrate the past accomplishments of American women and those who continue to work for women's rights. March 22 is the anniversary of two significant events for women. On that day in 1972, the Senate passed the 27th amendment, prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex. Known as the Equal Rights Amendment, the law was then sent to the states for ratification. Even with an extension from Congress, the ERA failed to pass, short of three votes.
Coincidentally, on March 22, 1893, the first women's collegiate basketball game was played at Smith College. Women's basketball has seen an upsurge of popularity since then, with the formation of the WNBA in 1997 and the increase in national coverage of women's college basketball games.
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