mrs. schlafly is not going to let it pass. >> no, i don't think.ave passed. >> we have gotten eight states vote to ratify it this year. we have 30 states. >> we have 14 states to reject it. >> they can't reject it. >> nobody can reject it. my goodness. >> she said, you have a good deal, women. you are an exalted member of the human race, held to a highest standard. put on a pedestal, protected by men. provided for by men. why would you want to give that up? it's a good deal. and a lot of people agreed with that logic, that equal rights was a scary thing. >> we do not want our lives to be run and our world changed by the militant women who are demanding what they call a gender-free society. >> this is a time of testing for the equal rights amendment. the ratification battle moves from one state legislature to another. supporters have found the amendment increasingly hard to put across. >> the biggest problem i'm having is distinguishing between abortion and the equal rights amendment. in my area, we are very conservative, against abortion. >> do you