Phyllis Stewart Schlafly ( born Phyllis McAlpin Stewart; August 15, 1924 – September 5, 2016) was a conservative author and movement conservative. She held staunchly conservative social and political views, opposed feminism and abortion, and successfully campaigned against ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Her book, A Choice Not an Echo (1964), a polemic against Republican leader Nelson Rockefeller, sold more than three million copies. Schlafly co-authored books on national defense and was critical of arms control agreements with the Soviet Union. In 1972, Schlafly founded the Eagle Forum, a conservative political interest group, and remained its chair and CEO until her death in 2016.
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Birth Place
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.[1]
Place Of Death
Ladue, Missouri, U.S.
Education
Washington University ( BA , JD ) Radcliffe College ( MA )
Political Ideology
Republican
Spouse(s)
Fred Schlafly
( m. 1949; died 1993)
Children
6, including Andrew
Relative(s)
Thomas Schlafly (nephew) Suzanne Venker (niece)