Women remained subject to discrimination and in 1923 women's rights leaders submitted the Equal Rights Amendment to Congress. The ERA strove to prevent unfair treatment on the basis of gender. In the early 1970s, activists renewed efforts to pass the ERA in an attempt to strengthen protection for women as workers and as property holders. Three-fourths of the state legislatures never approved the amendment. Regardless, some states adopted more equal measures in their state constitutions to protect property rights, and women gained greater employment opportunities.
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I was a global conflict which began in 1914 and continued into 1918. About 20 other countries assisted the Allied Powers including the United States, which entered the war in 1917. The war was triggered by the assassination of Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Slavic nationalist, but the central issue was the competing nationalism and imperialism among major European powers. About 20 other countries assisted the Allied Powers, including the United States which entered the war in 1917. The war was triggered by the assassination of Austrian archduke Franz Ferdinand by a Slavic nationalist, but the central issue was the competition between nationalism and imperialism as practiced by major European powers.