His plan did not have the desired effect, however, and the bill was signed into law by President Lyndon B. Although Smith had supported the idea of an Equal Rights Amendment for women for nearly 20 years at that point, his amendment to the civil rights bill was likely intended to kill the measure.
During the floor debate, he offered an amendment that added sex to the four original categories, but only in Title VII (equal employment opportunity). 7152) go to the full House only under the threat of a discharge petition. However, discrimination based on sex was not initially included in the proposed bill, and was only added as an amendment in Title VII in an attempt to prevent its passage.Ĭongressman Howard Smith (D-VA), Chairman of the Rules Committee and a staunch opponent of civil rights, had let the bill (H.R. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination based on race, religion, color, or national origin in public places, schools, and employment. Women’s Rights and the Civil Rights Act of 1964
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