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'''Phyllis Schlafly''' (born on August 15, 1924 - September 5, 2016) was, in many ways, the founder of the modern [[conservative movement]].  She was described by the ''New York Times'' as the “one of the most relentless and accomplished platform debaters of any gender to be found on any side of any issue.”<ref>Joseph Lelyveld, future Executive Editor of the ''New York Times'', in ''The New York Times Magazine'' (1977).</ref>  "I think she's probably the best political organizer we've seen in American history," stated author Rick Perlstein.<ref>http://www.bustle.com/articles/183468-phyllis-schlafly-helped-create-the-republican-party-as-we-know-it-video Retro Report</ref>  Her political activism spanned 70 years and it is difficult to find any position that she was ever on the wrong side of.   
 
'''Phyllis Schlafly''' (born on August 15, 1924 - September 5, 2016) was, in many ways, the founder of the modern [[conservative movement]].  She was described by the ''New York Times'' as the “one of the most relentless and accomplished platform debaters of any gender to be found on any side of any issue.”<ref>Joseph Lelyveld, future Executive Editor of the ''New York Times'', in ''The New York Times Magazine'' (1977).</ref>  "I think she's probably the best political organizer we've seen in American history," stated author Rick Perlstein.<ref>http://www.bustle.com/articles/183468-phyllis-schlafly-helped-create-the-republican-party-as-we-know-it-video Retro Report</ref>  Her political activism spanned 70 years and it is difficult to find any position that she was ever on the wrong side of.   
  
Phyllis Schlafly is often called the "conservative icon," "conservative legend," or conservatives' "first lady."  She should be in the ''Guiness Book of World Records'' for the most number of debates and controversial speeches on college campuses (many hundreds), typically to packed auditoriums, for writing the longest-running political newsletter, the ''Phyllis Schlafly Report'' (50 years), and for the longest career as a delegate or alternate delegate to a national political convention (more than 60 years to the Republican National Convention, dating backk to 1952).
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Phyllis Schlafly is often called the "conservative icon," "conservative legend," or conservatives' "first lady."  She should be in the ''Guiness Book of World Records'' for the most number of debates and controversial speeches on college campuses (many hundreds), typically to packed auditoriums; for writing the longest-running political newsletter, the ''Phyllis Schlafly Report'' (50 years); and for the longest career as a delegate or alternate delegate to a national political convention (more than 60 years to the Republican National Convention, dating back to 1952).
  
 
Many credit Phyllis Schlafly for making it respectable for a woman to stay at home and raise children, amid an all-out assault by [[liberals]] to discredit that traditional way of life.  By 1990, after advocacy by Phyllis Schlafly in support of stay-at-home moms, the percentage of women aged 25-54 in the workforce in the [[United States]] stopped increasing, in contrast with many other countries.
 
Many credit Phyllis Schlafly for making it respectable for a woman to stay at home and raise children, amid an all-out assault by [[liberals]] to discredit that traditional way of life.  By 1990, after advocacy by Phyllis Schlafly in support of stay-at-home moms, the percentage of women aged 25-54 in the workforce in the [[United States]] stopped increasing, in contrast with many other countries.

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Phyllis Schlafly

Phyllis Schlafly (born on August 15, 1924 - September 5, 2016) was, in many ways, the founder of the modern conservative movement. She was described by the New York Times as the “one of the most relentless and accomplished platform debaters of any gender to be found on any side of any issue.”[1] "I think she's probably the best political organizer we've seen in American history," stated author Rick Perlstein.[2] Her political activism spanned 70 years and it is difficult to find any position that she was ever on the wrong side of.

Phyllis Schlafly is often called the "conservative icon," "conservative legend," or conservatives' "first lady." She should be in the Guiness Book of World Records for the most number of debates and controversial speeches on college campuses (many hundreds), typically to packed auditoriums; for writing the longest-running political newsletter, the Phyllis Schlafly Report (50 years); and for the longest career as a delegate or alternate delegate to a national political convention (more than 60 years to the Republican National Convention, dating back to 1952).

Many credit Phyllis Schlafly for making it respectable for a woman to stay at home and raise children, amid an all-out assault by liberals to discredit that traditional way of life. By 1990, after advocacy by Phyllis Schlafly in support of stay-at-home moms, the percentage of women aged 25-54 in the workforce in the United States stopped increasing, in contrast with many other countries.

She is especially recognized for defeating the Equal Rights Amendment, and for opposing feminism in general. She is also recognized for nearly single-handedly making the Republican Party pro-life.

She was married to John Fred Schlafly, Jr. for forty-four years until his death (1909–1993), and is the mother of six children: John, Bruce, Roger, Liza, Anne, and Conservapedia founder Andrew Schlafly.

Wit

Unlike most politicians and activists, Phyllis Schlafly has always had a good-natured wit in addressing difficult issues and adversity. For example, when Phyllis Schlafly received an honorary degree from Washington University, a fraction of the faculty and students protested the honor by wearing white armbands and/or turning their backs. When Mrs. Schlafly was asked for her comment about the protesters, she responded:[3]

I'm not sure they're mature enough to graduate!

Writings

Dr. Phyllis Schlafly, May 16, 2008.

Phyllis Schlafly first came to American national attention with her book, A Choice, Not An Echo 1964. (One of the ten best-selling conservative books of all time; three million copies sold.)

She is also the author or editor of 20 books on subjects as varied as family and feminism (The Power of the Positive Woman), nuclear strategy (Strike From Space and Kissinger on the Couch), education (Child Abuse in the Classroom), child care (Who Will Rock the Cradle? and Stronger Families or Bigger Government?,), and a phonics book (Turbo Reader), on the Judiciary: The Supremacists. Her most recent book, Feminist Fantasies, is a collection of essays on feminism in the media, workplace, home, and the military. She is also contributor of Great American Conservative Women.

Quotes by others

Ann Coulter wrote:

There is no more pristine example of the left's in-crowd snobbery than their treatment of conservative author and activist Phyllis Schlafly. (Slander, page 35)

Quote from Phyllis Schlafly book

George Soros, one of the leading billionaire leftists — he has financed groups promoting abortion, atheism, same-sex marriage, and gargantuan government—bankrolled Sojourners with a $200,000 grant in 2004,” wrote Marvin Olasky, the editor of World, an evangelical magazine, in 2010. “Since then Sojourners has received at least two more grants from Soros organizations. Sojourners revenues have more than tripled—from $1,601,171 in 2001–2002 to $5,283,650 in 2008–2009—as secular leftists have learned to use the religious left to elect Obama and others.” ― Phyllis Schlafly, No Higher Power: Obama's War on Religious Freedom

Books

  • Schlafly, Phyllis (2006), The Supremacists: The Tyranny of Judges and How to Stop It, Spence Publishing Company, ISBN 1890626651
  • Schlafly, Phyllis (2003), Feminist Fantasies, Spence Publishing Company, ISBN 1890626465
  • Schlafly, Phyllis (2001), Turbo reader, Pere Marquette Press, ISBN 0934640165
  • Schlafly, Phyllis (1990), Who Will Rock the Cradle?: The Battle for Control of Child Care in America, Thomas Nelson Publishers, ISBN 0849931983
  • Schlafly, Phyllis (1984), Child Abuse in the Classroom, Crossway Books, ISBN 0891073655
  • Schlafly, Phyllis (1977), The Power of the Positive Woman, Crown Pub, ISBN 0870003739
  • Schlafly, Phyllis (1974), Kissinger on the Couch, Arlington House Publishers, ISBN 0870002163
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References

  1. Joseph Lelyveld, future Executive Editor of the New York Times, in The New York Times Magazine (1977).
  2. http://www.bustle.com/articles/183468-phyllis-schlafly-helped-create-the-republican-party-as-we-know-it-video Retro Report
  3. http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/education/story/D00F2F30B4689B3A8625744B00821014?OpenDocument:

See also

External links

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