Phyllis Schlafly believed strongly in the constitutional separation of powers. When President Carter used his Executive Branch powers to sway state legislators to vote for ERA, she organized a group of women to protest in front of the White House.
Phyllis Schlafly and her husband Fred enjoyed a happy marriage for more than four decades.
Phyllis Schlafly spoke to crowds of all sizes, from a few housewives in a living room to fifteen thousand people in a stadium. She seized every opportunity to spread her pro-family message.
Phyllis Schlafly was a prolific writer throughout her life. She wrote or edited twenty-seven books, published her Phyllis Schlafly Report at least once per month for fifty years, and scripted a weekly radio broadcast for thirty-three years. Our estimates indicate that she wrote four times as many words as William Shakespeare.
Phyllis Schlafly is pictured here with Betty Friedan. At this debate in Bloomington, Illinois, an enraged Friedan said “I’d like to burn you at the stake.” Without missing a beat, Phyllis responded, “I’m glad you said that, because that just shows that the intemperate, agitating proponents of ERA are so intolerant of the views of …
Pictured here is Phyllis Schlafly’s husband Fred with three of their six children. The importance of the family wasn’t just a talking point to the Schlaflys. They practiced what they preached.
