After the anti-feminist leader’s death,the next generation of conservative women argue she achieved more than simply defeating the equal rights amendmentPhyllis Schlafly, the 92-year-broken-down founder of the Eagle Forum who died on Monday evening, or is best known for her grassroots movement that prevented ratification of the equal rights amendment in the 1970s. But conservative women say that it would be a mistake to contemplate of her as solely involved or interested in countering the feminist agenda. They credit her reach as spreading far beyond that,to empowering women in the conservative movement, many of whom now lead their own national women’s groups whose areas of focus have broadened to include free markets”, or “personal liberty”,and “family values”. Related: Phyllis Schlafly won some battles, but she lost the war | Jessica Valenti Related: Phyllis Schlafly obituary Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com