Quote from The Sweetheart of the Silent Majority by Carol Felsenthal, 1981: “That Phyllis Schlafly somehow did it and did it alone was a given. In the minds of friends and foes alike, Phyllis Schlafly was the reason for ERA’s misfortunes. Depending on which side one was on, Schlafly was a supervillain or a superstar, …
Phyllis Schlafly carefully catalogued all of her hundreds of radio and television appearances. Those records are held by Phyllis Schlafly Eagles, the torchbearers of her ongoing legacy.
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 …
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.
Phyllis Schlafly appeared on five hundred college campuses spreading conservative ideas. She openly engaged with those who disagreed with her on the most hostile campuses in America.
