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.
Hulu’s latest trailer for their new Mrs. America program shows an icy, bigoted, power-hungry Phyllis Schlafly. Phyllis’s handpicked successor Ed Martin corrects the record once and for all.
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.
Phyllis Schlafly and her husband Fred were blessed with six children and fourteen grandchildren. Although politics was always her favorite hobby, she considered her family to be her career. It was this career of homemaking that gave her the most fulfillment in life.
Did you know that Ronald Reagan was opposed to the Equal Rights Amendment? That’s why he and Phyllis Schlafly were such close allies. Watch as he defends his opposition to ERA in his October 28, 1980 debate with Jimmy Carter in Cleveland.
Phyllis Schlafly’s mother Odile Stewart had a profound affect on her life. Odile graduated from Washington University in 1920 and spent time working as a librarian at the Saint Louis Art Museum during the Great Depression.
