Which of the following statements concerning the equal rights amendment advocated by Alice Paul and the National Woman's party is true?
A) It unified the feminist movement in the 1920s, which had become splintered after women won the vote.
B) It attracted the support of young women, who looked up to the feminists for their civic idealism.
C) It was supported by an alliance of professional women and labor activists.
D) It turned out to be the deciding issue in the 1928 presidential election.
E) It was opposed by other women reformers who worried that it would jeopardize laws protecting female workers.

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The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), advocated by Alice Paul and the National Woman's Party, faced opposition from other women reformers who were concerned that it would undermine laws designed to protect female workers. These reformers feared that the ERA's blanket approach to gender equality would eliminate special protections in the workplace that had been hard-won for women.

Which of the Following Statements Concerning the Equal Rights Amendment