Card 149 / 151: Why did the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) politically divide working women from stay-at-home mothers?
A) Stay-at-home mothers were more conservative and opposed equality based on sex.
B) Stay-at-home mothers were concerned that the ERA would end traditional protections, such as the presumption of alimony for a woman following a divorce.
C) Stay-at-home mothers were concerned that the ERA did not include compensation provisions for raising children at home, instead of working outside of the house.
D) Stay-at-home mothers were concerned that the ERA would create a backlash against the rights that women had historically gained.

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