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Map of women’s rights in December 1972

The ERA: 22 states ratify in nine months · second-wave feminism

Women’s rights in December 1972: The ERA: 22 states ratify in nine months. Since January 1972, 58 territories changed status on this map: including Washington, Soviet Union (Russia), Soviet Union (Ukraine) and 55 more.

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Map of women’s rights in December 1972 (second-wave feminism): The ERA: 22 states ratify in nine months. Colours show Right won in law.
DEC 1972 · PROTEST AND CHANGE: SECOND-WAVE FEMINISM AND TUNISIA, 1945–2015

What changes on the map

WashingtonRight won in law → No reform yet / outside this story
Soviet Union (Russia)Right won in law → No reform yet / outside this story
Soviet Union (Ukraine)Right won in law → No reform yet / outside this story
Soviet Union (Byelorussia)Right won in law → No reform yet / outside this story
Soviet Union (Estonia)Right won in law → No reform yet / outside this story
Soviet Union (Latvia)Right won in law → No reform yet / outside this story
Soviet Union (Lithuania)Right won in law → No reform yet / outside this story
Soviet Union (Moldavia)Right won in law → No reform yet / outside this story
Soviet Union (Georgia)Right won in law → No reform yet / outside this story
Soviet Union (Armenia)Right won in law → No reform yet / outside this story
ColoradoPartial or unequal; treaty signed only; transition → Right won in law
CaliforniaPartial or unequal; treaty signed only; transition → Right won in law
North CarolinaPartial or unequal; treaty signed only; transition → No reform yet / outside this story
GeorgiaPartial or unequal; treaty signed only; transition → No reform yet / outside this story
MarylandPartial or unequal; treaty signed only; transition → Right won in law
ArkansasPartial or unequal; treaty signed only; transition → No reform yet / outside this story
DelawarePartial or unequal; treaty signed only; transition → Right won in law
KansasPartial or unequal; treaty signed only; transition → Right won in law
New MexicoPartial or unequal; treaty signed only; transition → No reform yet / outside this story
OregonPartial or unequal; treaty signed only; transition → No reform yet / outside this story
South CarolinaPartial or unequal; treaty signed only; transition → No reform yet / outside this story
VirginiaPartial or unequal; treaty signed only; transition → No reform yet / outside this story
MississippiPartial or unequal; treaty signed only; transition → No reform yet / outside this story
United KingdomPartial or unequal; treaty signed only; transition → No reform yet / outside this story

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