Phyllis Schlafly

Phyllis Schlafly was an American conservative activist and author who led opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment and founded the Eagle Forum.

Equal Rights Amendment: A proposed amendment to the United States Constitution guaranteeing equal rights regardless of sex. Schlafly organized opposition to this amendment, helping prevent its ratification by the deadline.
Grassroots lobbying: Political advocacy that mobilizes members of the public to influence elected officials. Schlafly's activists pressed state lawmakers directly to reject ERA ratification.
Betty Friedan: An American feminist writer and activist who helped found the National Organization for Women. Friedan championed the ERA and publicly confronted Schlafly over its meaning.
A Choice Not an Echo: A 1964 political book by Phyllis Schlafly criticizing the Republican Party's presidential nomination process. This bestseller established Schlafly as a national conservative organizer before the ERA fight.
STOP ERA campaign: A national campaign organized by Phyllis Schlafly to prevent ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. This campaign turned her opposition into a sustained state-by-state political effort.
State ratifying conventions: State legislative votes or conventions through which proposed amendments to the U.S. Constitution are ratified. The ERA campaign turned on winning or blocking ratification state by state.
Bella Abzug: An American lawyer, politician, and feminist activist who served in the U.S. House of Representatives. Abzug was a prominent congressional advocate of the ERA that Schlafly opposed.
The Power of the Positive Woman: A 1977 book by Phyllis Schlafly defending traditional gender roles and criticizing feminism. The book set out her public case against feminist arguments associated with the ERA.
Eagle Forum: An American conservative advocacy organization founded by Phyllis Schlafly in 1972. Schlafly built this organization into a lasting vehicle for conservative activism.
Home economics: A field concerned with household management, family life, nutrition, and consumer practices. Schlafly framed traditional domestic roles as valuable and threatened by the ERA.

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