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, but she was always larger than life. And that accounted for a good part of her power. She inspired women. They loved her. They idolized her. They would do anything for her.”