In 1972 Congress Passed the Equal Rights Amendment and Sent

In 1972 Congress passed the Equal Rights Amendment and sent it to the state legislatures for ratification. What was the impact of the ERA?

A) Once ratified, it opened doors for women in all areas of business and politics.
B) The ERA gave women an avenue by which to sue an employer for gender discrimination.
C) The ERA had no direct impact because it never garnered the required support of three-fourths of the state legislatures, so it was never enacted.
D) Once ratified, the amount of litigation in federal courts skyrocketed.
E) Once ratified, the United States immediately experienced a significant increase in the number of women serving as governors and in Congress.