Rorher talks about how the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) became the singular issue for women during the 1970s. According to Rorher, the ERA brought together women of various political backgrounds. Arguing that the bipartisan North Carolina Women's Political Caucus especially coalesced around advocacy of the ERA, Rorher sees the emphasis on this single issue in both positive and negative terms. Rorher explains that the Women's Political Caucus focused so much on the ERA because they believed that with its passage, other economic, social, and political issues for women would fall into place. In retrospect, however, she believes that it gave something to the silent majority to collectively fight against and it also drew away attention from other women's issues.