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Mrs. America: Created by Dahvi Waller. With Cate Blanchett, Rose Byrne, Elizabeth Banks, Uzo Aduba. Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly leads an unexpected fight against the Equal Rights Amendment movement during the 1970s.
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- 2020-04-15
- Biography, Drama, History
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The FX miniseries Mrs. America also partially focuses on Schlafly's life and activism, with Cate Blanchett portraying Schlafly. Though some praise the series for its accuracy, [87] Schlafly's family members, among other critics, dispute the accuracy of several accounts in the series.
Apr 18, 2020 · Leisure. Arts & Culture. How Phyllis Schlafly, an Anti-ERA Conservative Activist, Left an Enduring Mark on the Republican Party. Schlafly's fight to defeat the Equal Rights Amendment has...
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Apr 24, 2020 · The nine-part drama pits conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly (Cate Blanchett) and her followers against a band of feminist all-stars led by Gloria Steinem (Rose Byrne), Bella Abzug (Margo...
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- Staff Writer
- Phyllis Schlafly tested ammunition to pay her way through college. Phyllis Schlafly was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on August 15, 1924. She earned a B.A.
- Phyllis Schlafly ran for congress—twice. Phyllis Schlafly's 1952 bid to represent Illinois's 24th congressional district fell short; she ran as a Republican in an area that leaned Democratic and lost to Charles Melvin Price, an incumbent who ultimately served on Capitol Hill for more than 40 years.
- Phyllis Schlafly’s self-published book, A Choice Not An Echo, helped Barry Goldwater clinch the GOP’s presidential nomination in 1964. Released in May of 1964, A Choice Not an Echo lambasted “secret kingmakers” and the “eastern establishment,” which allegedly controlled the era’s Republican Party.
- Phyllis Schlafly wrote more than two dozen books. Schlafly never stopped writing; altogether, she was the author, co-author, and/or editor of a total of 27 books.
Mrs. America is based on and dramatizes the story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, and the unexpected backlash led by conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly, played by Blanchett.
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