Equal Rights Amendment 
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SOURCE: Jacobin
5/19/2020
There’s Nothing Good About Phyllis Schlafly
by Eileen Jones
"Mrs. America", the new miniseries about Phyllis Schlafly, doesn’t want us to come away with a harsh view of its subject. But we should: Schlafly’s right-wing views were consistently monstrous, doing untold damage to the country.
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SOURCE: CNN
5/9/2020
'Mrs. America' Makes the Case for Messy History
In allowing various perspectives to shine through, "Mrs. America" takes a piece of the past that, through the work of time, has been smoothed of its rough edges and grants it complexity.
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SOURCE: Washington Post
4/27/2020
How Did We Get A President Who Advocates Injecting Disinfectant? ‘Mrs. America’ Offers An Answer.
by Max Boot
Max Boot examines "Mrs. America" and finds precedent for today's fake news politics.
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SOURCE: Daily Beast
4/21/2020
Phyllis Schlafly, ‘Mrs. America,’ Was a Secret Member of the John Birch Society
by Ronald Radosh
Schlafly denied to the end that she ever was a JBS member. After that, perhaps it was too late for her to admit the deception now fully exposed by the new documents shared by reseacher Ernie Lazar.
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SOURCE: The Atlantic
4/17/2020
We’re Living in Phyllis Schlafly’s America
The striking new Hulu miniseries "Mrs. America" reveals the conservative author’s deep impact on contemporary politics.
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SOURCE: HistoryExtra
4/16/2020
The Woman who Opposed Equality with Men: Phyllis Schlafly and the Real History Behind "Mrs. America"
by Kimberly A. Hamlin
Phyllis Schlafly ignited a national movement by arguing that women were fundamentally different from men.
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SOURCE: Smithsonian
4/15/2020
The True Story of ‘Mrs. America’
In the new miniseries, feminist history, dramatic storytelling and an all-star-cast bring the Equal Rights Amendment back into the spotlight.
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SOURCE: Washington Post
4/14/2020
‘Mrs. America’ Tells the Story of the Women’s Movement from the Dark Side of the Force
There’s no mistaking that “Mrs. America” is Schlafly’s show, giving her everything she lacked as a media caricature: shape, complexity and even some empathy for her personal struggles and her own experiences (whether she acknowledges them or not) of being discriminated against as a woman.
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SOURCE: History.com
3/19/2020
How Phyllis Schlafly Derailed the Equal Rights Amendment
Proponents hadn’t counted on a conservative grassroots movement led by activist and lawyer Phyllis Schlafly.
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SOURCE: NY Times
1/15/20
Video of the Week: Ken Burns on the ERA
by Ken Burns
Ken Burns Argues One Vote Can Change History
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SOURCE: Smithsonian Magazine
11/13/19
The 96-Year-History of the Equal Rights Amendment
A brief history of the long battle to pass what would now be the 28th Amendment
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SOURCE: NY Times
11/6/19
The Equal Rights Amendment May Pass Now. It’s Only Been 96 Years.
Virginia, soon to be under Democratic control, will likely be the 38th state to ratify the amendment. The Supreme Court could decide what happens next.
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SOURCE: Time
8/23/19
The U.S. Constitution Doesn’t Guarantee Equal Rights for Women. Here’s Why
Here’s what to know about Equal Rights Amendment history, what could happen to it next and how it could change American society.
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SOURCE: New York Times
2/16/19
Do American Women Still Need an Equal Rights Amendment?
by Susan Chira
We’re already living in Phyllis Schlafly’s nightmare.
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SOURCE: NYT
5-31-18
The Equal Rights Amendment Was Just Ratified by Illinois
What does that mean?
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9-9-16
It Wasn’t Just Phyllis Schlafly Who Opposed the Equal Rights Amendment
by Jennifer Young
So did many feminists – until the 1970s (just as Schlafly became prominent).
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SOURCE: AP
8-10-14
90 Years on, Push for ERA Ratification Continues
"Recent Supreme Court decisions have sent women's rights back to the Stone Age."
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