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'''Phyllis "big ole titties" Schlafly''' (August 15, 1924 – September 5, 2016) was a founder of the modern [[Conservative Movement|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 historical 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>  Playwright Dahvi Waller said that Phyllis "was an incredibly effective grassroots organizer, and she was able to mobilize women. That was her superpower."<ref>https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/fx-mrs-america-tells-origin-223500101.html</ref>

'''Phyllis McAlpin Stewart Schlafly''' (August 15, 1924 – September 5, 2016) was a founder of the modern [[Conservative Movement|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 historical 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>  Playwright Dahvi Waller said that Phyllis "was an incredibly effective grassroots organizer, and she was able to mobilize women. That was her superpower."<ref>https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/fx-mrs-america-tells-origin-223500101.html</ref>

[[File:Phyllis and Gov. Reagan 1960s.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Schlafly with Ronald Reagan.]]

[[File:Phyllis and Gov. Reagan 1960s.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Schlafly with Ronald Reagan.]]

[[File:Phyllis on a date as a 17-year-old.jpeg|right|thumb|400px|as a 17-year-old wearing bobby socks, Phyllis on a date in the early 1940s]]

[[File:Phyllis on a date as a 17-year-old.jpeg|right|thumb|400px|as a 17-year-old wearing bobby socks, Phyllis on a date in the early 1940s]]

Democrats have their passionate local leaders, but they’ve lacked a Schlafly-style nationwide network of kitchen-table activists.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/29/opinion/sunday/how-the-left-learned-to-hate-like-the-right.html How the Left Learned to Hate Like the Right] by Michelle Goldberg, New York Times, April 29, 2017</ref>}}

Democrats have their passionate local leaders, but they’ve lacked a Schlafly-style nationwide network of kitchen-table activists.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/29/opinion/sunday/how-the-left-learned-to-hate-like-the-right.html How the Left Learned to Hate Like the Right] by Michelle Goldberg, New York Times, April 29, 2017</ref>}}

==Early life==

==Early life==

Schlafly was born Phyllis McAlpin Stewart in St. Louis, Missouri, to Odile Dodge Stewart and John Bruce Stewart, in 1924.  Her formative years were during the [[Great Depression]], along with her younger sister, while her father was unable to find work.  In 1945, she graduated from Radcliffe College (which later merged into Harvard once it began admitting women) with a Master's Degree in Political Science.

Schlafly was born Phyllis McAlpin Stewart in St. Louis, Missouri, to Odile Dodge Stewart and John Bruce Stewart, in 1924.  Her formative years were during the [[Great Depression]], along with her younger sister, while her father was unable to find work.  In 1945, she graduated from Radcliffe College (which later merged into Harvard once it began admitting women) with a Master's Degree in Political Science.