Ep1: Who was Phyllis Schlafly? A conversation with historian Marjorie Spruill.

She's History

*Disclaimer, you do not need to watch the Mrs. America limited series to enjoy the history conversation in this podcast. However, the 1st episode of the series is a good companion piece for this podcast episode. In this episode, Laura interviews Marjorie Spruill, historian and author of the book "Divided We Stand" about who Phyllis Schalfly is and why she is such an important historical figure. They talk about how Phyllis is portrayed in the first episode of the FX limited series “Mrs. America” created by Dahvi Waller and currently airing on Hulu. Marjorie talks in depth about Phyllis Schlafly and how Phyllis' actions to stop the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s have resulted in the political divide of America today. Marjorie talks about what the show gets right, what it doesn't, and other fun stories about this time in history.