Phyllis Schlafly | |
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_(cropped_2).jpg) Schlafly in 1977 | |
| Born | Phyllis McAlpin Stewart August 15, 1924 |
| Died | September 5, 2016 (aged 92) Ladue, Missouri, U.S. |
| Education | Washington University in St. Louis (BA, JD) Harvard University (MA) |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse |
Fred Schlafly
(m. 1949; died 1993) |
| Children | 6, including Andrew |
| Relatives | Thomas Schlafly (nephew) Suzanne Venker (niece) |
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Phyllis Stewart Schlafly (/ˈʃlæfli/; born Phyllis McAlpin Stewart; August 15, 1924 – September 5, 2016) was an American attorney, conservative activist,[2] and anti-feminist,[2] who was nationally prominent in conservatism.[3] She held paleoconservative social and political views, opposed feminism, gay rights, and abortion, and campaigned against ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
More than three million copies of her self-published book A Choice Not an Echo (1964), a polemic in support of Republican candidate Barry Goldwater and condemning more liberal East Coast Republicans personified by Nelson Rockefeller, were sold or distributed for free. Schlafly co-authored books on national defense, and was critical of arms control agreements with the Soviet Union.[4] In 1972, Schlafly founded the Eagle Forum, a conservative political interest group, and remained its chairwoman and CEO until her death in 2016, while staying active in conservative causes.
- ^ "Phyllis Schlafly profile". UXL Newsmakers. FindArticles.com. 2005. Retrieved August 9, 2008.
- ^ a b "'Don't call me Ms. ... it means misery': Phyllis Schlafly, anti-feminist and conservative activist, dies at 92". Los Angeles Times. September 6, 2016. Archived from the original on September 9, 2022. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ "Schlafly cranks up agitation at Bates". Lewiston Sun Journal. March 29, 2007. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved September 8, 2022.
- ^ Chip Berlet and Matthew N. Lyons. 2000. Right-Wing Populism in America: Too Close for Comfort. New York: Guilford Press, p. 202.