zakiya thomas, let's begin with you. a lot of people are saying, oh, my gosh, the e.r.a., what happened to that? would you explain its history and why tuesday is so significant? >> thank you for having us. the equal rights amendment would be an amendment to the constitution that would enshrine protections against discrimination in the u.s. it was first introduced in commerce about 100 years ago. since then it has been posed by both houses of congress and in 2020 ratified by virginia of the 38 state. it is love the land. we just need to make sure congress affirms that and we will have equality enshrined in our constitution. amy: canoe explain how the e.r.a. came about to begin with and how many decades this has been going on? >> this is the 100th anniversary of equal rights and minutes been introduced in congress. it was originally introduced by suffrage -- leaders of the suffragette movement. this is a progression from earning the right to vote and now the equality under the law. as we have seen we are not -- we do not c