Phyllis Schlafly and the Equal Rights Amendment

Tamara Senić
Undergraduate
Faculty of Philosophy
University in Belgrade
tamarasenic7@gmail.com
Research paper
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.6402697

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received: 31.12.2021.
accepted: 21.03.2022.

Abstract: The paper seeks to show how Phyllis Schlafly and her female comrades’ struggled against ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, as well as how the named Amendment, which was introduced to the American public back in 1923. for the first time, would change the socio-political circumstances in which contemporary American women live. For the big part, this work is based on the sources left by the participants in this fight for equal rights. After the introductory presentation of the early history of the Equal Rights Amendment, we will direct our attention to the making of the fiery opposition where Phyllis Schlafly stood as the official leader, and examine the structure and proportions of the legacy of this conservative icon which perpetuates to play a paramount role at the American political stage.

Key words: Phyllis Schlafly, Equal Rights Amendment, U.S. Constitution, feminism, antifeminism, Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan, the second wave of feminism

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