Which argument does the speech "for the equal rights amendment” best support? an equal rights amendment is needed. an equal rights amendment would be harmful. an equal rights amendment should be postponed. an equal rights amendment would have little effect.

a. An equal rights amendment is needed.

“For the Equal Rights Amendment” is a speech given by Shirley Chisholm on August 10, 1970. Chisholm was the first African American woman elected to Congress in 1968 and the first African American woman to run for president in 1972.

The speech was an attempt to get an amendment passed that would end all discrimination, particularly that towards women and ethnic minorities.

abraham lincoln  (february 12, 1809  – april 15, 1865) was an american statesman, politician, and lawyer who served as the 16th  president of the united states  from 1861 until  his assassination  in april 1865. lincoln led the nation through the  american civil war, its bloodiest war and its greatest moral, constitutional, and political crisis.[2][3]  he preserved the  union,  abolished slavery, strengthened the  federal government, and modernized  the u.s. economy.