To many, Phyllis Schlafly lived a life of contradiction. Feminists said in debate that the very fact that Phyllis could publicly debate was a privilege she owed to the feminist movement. They said she was a liberated woman who fought against liberation. Phyllis didn’t see things that way. She repeatedly said that she saw absolutely …
This photo from Christmas 1967 features all six of Phyllis’s children. It appeared on a press release promoting her book Safe – Not Sorry with the caption bearing the provoking question “Will your future Christmases be as happy as this picture of Phyllis Schlafly’s children?”
Pictured here is Fred Schlafly. Quote from The Sweetheart of the Silent Majority by Carol Felsenthal, 1981: “Their sharing of a conservative, individualistic philosophy, in fact, was what brought Phyllis and Fred together. Ironically, the unwitting matchmaker was a liberal Democrat – former Illinois Senator Paul Douglas. “Fred was preparing to debate the senator on …
During a debate with Phyllis Schlafly on Good Morning America in 1976, Betty Friedan said “What I can’t stand is the hypocrisy of one who takes advantage of rights and opportunities and is enjoying equality and then uses the very advantages to argue against [equality.]” It certainly does seem like a contradiction, doesn’t it? Phyllis …
Many people believe Phyllis Schlafly wanted all women to get married, stay home for their entire marriages, and devote all attention to their children. Yet, her mother Odile worked as a librarian at the Saint Louis Art Museum and at the City House school to support the family when Phyllis’s father lost his job in …
Eleanor “Ellie” Smeal was one of of Phyllis’s perennial opponents in the feminist movement. As the president of the National Organization for Women (NOW) from 1977-1982 and 1985-1987, she appeared next to Phyllis countless times to debate.
