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Article: Phyllis Schlafly's Battle Against the ERA and Women in the Military(1).(equal rights amendments)
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- Minerva: Quarterly Report on Women and the Military
- Article date:
- June 22, 2000
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Raped American female POW's in Iraq, Kelly Flynn, and the Tail Hook scandal, these are some of the phantoms that haunt any discussion of women's service in the military. The debate has lasted over thirty years coveting a variety of issues in an attempt to reach a final resolution; Those opposed to having women serve in combat are still arguing their case, and the battle is far from over. The history of the issue shows more or less a steady progression of acceptance for women. For most of American history, women served only in the most urgent cases, then recently finding a larger role in a peace time army. It now appears that with women having served in Panama, the Persian ...