▁bar ▁could ▁not ▁viol ate ▁the ▁Equ al ▁Prote ction ▁Cla use ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Constitution . ▁The ▁bar ▁was ▁then ▁forced ▁to ▁admit ▁women , ▁but ▁it ▁did ▁so ▁" k ick ing ▁and ▁sc ream ing ." ▁With ▁the ▁r uling ▁allowing ▁women ▁to ▁be ▁served , ▁the ▁bath room ▁became ▁un is ex . ▁But ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁six teen ▁years ▁later ▁that ▁a ▁ladies ▁room ▁was ▁installed . ▁ ▁Car ole ▁De ▁Sar am , ▁who ▁joined ▁N OW ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁chapter , ▁led ▁a ▁demonstr ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁to ▁protest ▁disc rimin atory ▁bank ing ▁policies . ▁She ▁encourag ed ▁women ▁to ▁withdraw ▁sav ings ▁from ▁a ▁Cit ib ank ▁branch ▁in ▁protest ▁of ▁their ▁practices , ▁causing ▁a ▁branch ▁to ▁close . ▁N OW ▁led ▁numerous ▁similar ▁protest s ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁their ▁actions ▁led ▁directly ▁to ▁the ▁passage ▁of ▁the ▁Equ al ▁Cred it ▁O pport unity ▁Act . ▁ ▁The ▁Equ al ▁Rights ▁Am end ment ▁( ER A ) ▁ ▁Adv oc acy ▁of ▁the ▁Equ al ▁Rights ▁Am end ment ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁important ▁issue ▁to ▁N OW . ▁The ▁am end ment ▁had ▁three ▁primary ▁object ives , ▁which ▁were : ▁ ▁" Section ▁ 1 . ▁Equ ality ▁of ▁Rights ▁under ▁the ▁law ▁shall ▁not ▁be ▁denied ▁or ▁ab rid ged ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁or ▁any ▁state