n Wednesday, Illinois became the 37th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment. You probably have questions. Didn’t the E.R.A. die in the ’80s? Technically, yes. Congress, which overwhelmingly approved the Equal Rights Amendment on March 22, 1972, set a seven-year deadline for three-quarters of the states to ratify it. The deadline was later extended … Continue reading Illinois Ratifies the Equal Rights Amendment. One More to Go. Wait, What?