NOW Responds to “Wrongful and Unprecedented” Step by Archivist of the U.S. to Influence Certification of the Equal Rights Amendment
Do the right thing, Mr. President. We need your strong voice for full constitutional equality.
Category: Equal Rights Amendment, ERA, Gloria Steinem, Phyllis Schlafly, Feminism, Women’s Movement
Mrs. America – Episode 8 “Houston”
While Mrs. America gives its viewers plenty of fiercely feminist characters to fall in love with, my favorite character on the show is Alice Macray. She may be fictional, a conglomeration of several Phyllis Schlafly’s followers, but to me she’s the person on the show who most clearly demonstrates human capacity for change and growth. This week’s Read more …
Mrs. America Episode 6 – An Unlikely Republican Feminist Hero
The popular Hulu series Mrs. America is reinvigorating discussions on the women’s movement of the 1970s, the battle for the Equal Rights Amendment, and the political legacy we continue to grapple with to this day. Like everyone watching this series, NOW staff and interns have strong opinions on the content and are sharing them through Read more …
Fourth Look: Mrs. America Episode 4- Betty
The popular Hulu series Mrs. America is reinvigorating discussions on the women’s movement of the 1970’s, the battle for the Equal Rights Amendment, and the political legacy we continue to grapple with to this day. Like everyone watching this series, NOW staff and interns have strong opinions on the content and are sharing them through a series of blog posts on NOW’s website. The fourth Read more …
Second Look: In Mrs. America, the Personal is Indeed Political in the Battle for the Equal Rights Amendment
Long a rallying cry for feminism, “the personal is political” spoke to how women’s own experiences often fueled their activism. The Hulu drama Mrs. America’s second episode draws from that theme for feminist icon Gloria Steinem, but also for “protagonist” and anti-feminist/Equal Rights Amendment Opponent Phyllis Schlafly. For Schlafly, the show depicts a woman frustrated at her inability to Read more …