Phyllis Schlafly ran for Congress as a Republican in 1952 in a heavily Democrat district. She ran again in 1970 against an incumbent. Although she lost both races, she considered those chapters of her life to be an invaluable source of political experience. She would later jokingly say “I’ve run for office and I wouldn’t wish …
Phyllis Schlafly believed that women can be anything they want to be in the Land of Opportunity. That philosophy was likely inspired by the strong women in her life, like her grandmother (far right) and mother (far left.) Also pictured are Phyllis and her firstborn son John.
Phyllis Schlafly worked closely with President Ronald Reagan during the eight years of his Administration. After one meeting with him in the Oval Office on March 21, 1983, he wrote this in his personal diary: “Phyllis Schlafly came by. She’s darned effective. Her plan to counter the new ERA campaign is brilliant.”
January 28, 1976 — On this classic clip from Phyllis Schlafly’s debate with Betty Friedan on Good Morning America, Phyllis challenged Friedan to name just one college that discriminated against women.
1978 — When Phyllis Schlafly appeared on the Merv Griffin Show to make the case against ERA, she explained that women’s libbers were stuck in the past even in the 1970s.
Phyllis Schlafly Eagles President Ed Martin calls out all the lies in the Mrs. America trailer from start to finish. It’s not history, it’s Hollywood!
