4. The American suffragettes finally won their battle when the right to vote in

a democratic election was extended to women in 1919. Because of women´s

equal rights being harmed by discriminatory legislation, the Equal Rights

Amendment was introduced in 1923. This was a time when the feminist

symbolized a Young generation of women. They were carefree, exuberant, and

eager to break out traditional roles and enjoy personal Independence.

All this optimism came to an end during the Great Depression, an economic

crisis precipitated by a stock market crash in 1929. At the depth of the

Depression, over one- third of the labor force was unemployed. As men lost

their Jobs, resentment toward women and the Equal Right Amendment became

widespread. Laws were passed which restricted women´s rights. One such law

was the married-person´s clause. It prevented the civil service from hiring more

than one member of a family. This law left many women unemployed.

Following the same assumption that a man is the primary wage earner, many

school boards fired married women. Even women in positions of power

supported policies which worsened women´s conditions rather than improving

them.

At the same time that women were losing their rights, a propaganda

campaign by social workers and public figures effectively convinced women

that their responsibility was that of maintaining family morale. A strengthening

of belief in traditional roles followed.

Where in the passage does the author discuss a law that violated women´s equal rights?