Mrs. America
The true story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, and the unexpected backlash led by a conservative woman named Phyllis Schlafly, aka “the sweetheart of the silent majority.”
Overview
The true story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, and the unexpected backlash led by a conservative woman named Phyllis Schlafly, aka “the sweetheart of the silent majority.”
Stacey Sher
Creator / EP
Boo Killebrew
Producer
Episodes
1. Phyllis
Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly considers another run for Congress, amid the women's movement's push for passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.
2. Gloria
While Phyllis mobilizes grassroots support in her fight against the ERA, Gloria Steinem fends off Bella Abzug's attempts to drag her further into the political game.
3. Shirley
Shirley Chisholm makes a historic run for president, while Gloria struggles to play politics at the DNC. Phyllis takes her new anti-ERA organization national.
Cast & Crew
Cate Blanchett
Phyllis Schlafly
Rose Byrne
Gloria Steinem
Uzo Aduba
Shirley Chisholm
Margo Martindale
Bella Abzug
Tracey Ullman
Betty Friedan
Elizabeth Banks
Jill Ruckelshaus
