Everything Phyllis Schlafly Warned Us About Radical Equality Has Come True, And It’s All Bad For Women
Phyllis Schlafly was a winner. She never doubted in her ability to forge her own destiny in life. This proud housewife (who later attained a Harvard law degree to silence her critics) went on to help forge the victory of multiple Presidential candidates, including Ronald Reagan. She never saw herself as helpless and doomed for being born a female.
On the contrary, Schlafly believed that women in America are among the most fortunate groups of people in the entire world. Because of this, she opposed the passing of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in the 1970s, a bill for the ratification of a Constitutional Amendment to bring about a gender-blind society. If you’re not familiar with the ERA, here’s an article to help you understand what it entails.