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FILE - In this June 17, 1982, file photo, a group of women, who had earlier chained themselves to the door of the Senate and blocked the door to the Governor's office, disrupted the Illinois House in Springfield, Ill. The Illinois Capitol was the scene of high-profile civil disobedience as the clock ticked down on the failed Equal Rights Amendment in 1982. But legal theories suggesting the issue is still alive has supporters pushing for ratification in two more necessary states, and Illinois is back in the spotlight. (AP Photo/Charles Bennett, File)

FILE - In this June 17, 1982, file photo, a group of women, who had earlier chained themselves to the door of the Senate and blocked the door to the Governor's office, disrupted the Illinois House in Springfield, Ill. The Illinois Capitol was the scene of high-profile civil disobedience as the clock ticked down on the failed Equal Rights Amendment in 1982. But legal theories suggesting the issue is still alive has supporters pushing for ratification in two more necessary states, and Illinois is back in the spotlight. (AP Photo/Charles Bennett, File)

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