Although the Fourteenth Amendment explicitly mentions women in the equal protection clause,the government failed to provide women with the security that the amendment ensures until much later.

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The Fourteenth Amendment does not explicitly mention women; it guarantees equal protection under the law to all "persons." The application of this protection to women was interpreted through later legal and social developments.

Although the Fourteenth Amendment Explicitly Mentions Women in the Equal