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Phyllis Schlafly

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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Born

1924-08-15

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)

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