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'''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>

'''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 "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]]

A rising [[Democrat]] star legislator wrote on Aug. 26, 2023, "The modern [[conservative]] movement often pays homage to former President [[Ronald Reagan]], as the executor of modern conservatism. In my opinion, they are sorely mistaken. They owe their stronghold to Phyllis Schlafly."<ref>LaKeshia N Myers, "Rep. Myers’ Summer Reading List #3: The ‘Girl Power’ Edition," ''Milwaukee Courier'' (August 26, 2023).</ref>  ''The [[New York Times]]'' wrote about Phyllis Schlafly in 2017:

A rising [[Democrat]] star legislator wrote on Aug. 26, 2023, "The modern [[conservative]] movement often pays homage to former President [[Ronald Reagan]], as the executor of modern conservatism. In my opinion, they are sorely mistaken. They owe their stronghold to Phyllis Schlafly."<ref>LaKeshia N Myers, "Rep. Myers’ Summer Reading List #3: The ‘Girl Power’ Edition," ''Milwaukee Courier'' (August 26, 2023).</ref>  ''The [[New York Times]]'' wrote about Phyllis Schlafly in 2017:

{{Cquote|Until the rise of Mr. [[Trump]], wave after wave of [[right-wing]] [[Republican]] activism was driven by comfortable but morally scandalized suburbanites, particularly suburban women. Shaken by what they saw as [[liberal]] attacks on beloved institutions — family, church, law enforcement, private property — theiiiiiy organized politically, and found meaning and community in it.

{{Cquote|Until the rise of Mr. [[Trump]], wave after wave of [[right-wing]] [[Republican]] activism was driven by comfortable but morally scandalized suburbanites, particularly suburban women. Shaken by what they saw as [[liberal]] attacks on beloved institutions — family, church, law enforcement, private property — they organized politically, and found meaning and community in it.

This phenomenon long predates the [[Tea Party]] movement that so galvanized Republican voters for the 2010 midterm elections. ... Phyllis Schlafly induced housewives to become local activists.

This phenomenon long predates the [[Tea Party]] movement that so galvanized Republican voters for the 2010 midterm elections. ... Phyllis Schlafly induced housewives to become local activists.

Phyllis Schlafly wrote 4 times as much as [[William Shakespeare]].  She is often called the "conservative icon," "conservative legend," or conservatives' "first lady."  She should be in the ''[[Guinness Book of World Records]]'' for the most number of debates and controversial speeches on college campuses (more than 500), 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).

Phyllis Schlafly wrote 4 times as much as [[William Shakespeare]].  She is often called the "conservative icon," "conservative legend," or conservatives' "first lady."  She should be in the ''[[Guinness Book of World Records]]'' for the most number of debates and controversial speeches on college campuses (more than 500), 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).

Phyllis Schlafly was the first and most outspoken prominent [[conservative]] supporter of the presidential candidacy of [[Donald Trump]], beginning in mid-2015.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/11/11/phyllis-schlaflys-final-victory/</ref>  In his eulogy at her funeral, Donald Trump observed that Phyllis Schlafly was a powerful, positive influence for one quarter of all of [[America]]n history.  Many credit his victory to her leadership in supporting him.

Phyllis Schlafly was the first and most outspoken prominent [[conservative]] supporter of the presidential candidacy of [[Donald Trump]], beginning in mid-2015.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/11/11/phyllis-schlaflys-final-victory/</ref>  In his eulogy at her funeral, Donald Trump observed that Phyllis Schlafly was a powerful, positive influence for one-quarter of all of [[America]]n history.  Many credit his victory to her leadership in supporting him.

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.

[[File:Phyllis Schlafly cartoon - 10-27-21 resized.png|400px]]

[[File:Phyllis Schlafly cartoon - 10-27-21 resized.png|400px]]

* In the 1970s, she predicted that "ERA would legalize the granting of marriage licenses to same-sex couples and generally implement the gay and lesbian agenda.”  In 1993, the Hawaii Supreme Court used its State ERA to mandate same-sex marriage, and in 2006 a Maryland Court did likewise based on its State ERA.<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/2006/02/phyllis-schlafly-was-right-kathryn-jean-lopez/ "Phyllis Schlafly Was Right"]</ref>

* In the 1970s, she predicted that "ERA would legalize the granting of marriage licenses to same-sex couples and generally implement the gay and lesbian agenda.”  In 1993, the Hawaii Supreme Court used its State ERA to mandate same-sex marriage, and in 2006 a Maryland Court did likewise based on its State ERA.<ref>[https://www.nationalreview.com/2006/02/phyllis-schlafly-was-right-kathryn-jean-lopez/ "Phyllis Schlafly Was Right"]</ref>

* She praised [[Donald Trump]] throughout 2015, when few took his campaign seriously.  Trump then won the [[GOP]] nomination in an upset, and the presidency in another upset.

* She praised [[Donald Trump]] throughout 2015, when few took his campaign seriously.  Trump then won the [[GOP]] nomination in an upset and the presidency in another upset.

* She declared in August 2016 that the [[Speaker of the House]] [[Paul Ryan]] should resign due to his [[liberal]] views on [[immigration]], which he did less than two years later despite being relatively young.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/08/03/schlafly-thunders-for-ryan-ouster/</ref>

* She declared in August 2016 that the [[Speaker of the House]] [[Paul Ryan]] should resign due to his [[liberal]] views on [[immigration]], which he did less than two years later despite being relatively young.<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/2016-presidential-race/2016/08/03/schlafly-thunders-for-ryan-ouster/</ref>

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.)  

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 authored 27 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''.

She authored 27 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 book ''Feminist Fantasies'' is a collection of essays on feminism in the media, workplace, home, and the military. She was also a contributor to ''Great American Conservative Women''.

Her final book, ''The Conservative Case for [[Donald Trump|Trump]]'', was released the day after she passed away and became a ''New York Times'' bestseller.

Her final book, ''The Conservative Case for [[Donald Trump|Trump]]'', was released the day after she passed away and became a ''New York Times'' bestseller.

==Jill Lepore==

==Jill Lepore==

Jill Lepore had spent a considerable amount of ink on Phyllis Schlafly in her book, “These Truths."<ref>Lepore, J. (2018). [https://books.google.com/books?id=v2ZSDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover These Truths: A History of the United States]. United States: W. W. Norton.</ref> Calls her a political genius and credits her with more or less single handedly defeating the ERA, the Equal Rights Amendment.

Jill Lepore devoted a considerable amount of ink to Phyllis Schlafly in Lepore's book ''These Truths''.<ref>Lepore, J. (2018). [https://books.google.com/books?id=v2ZSDwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover These Truths: A History of the United States]. United States: W. W. Norton.</ref> Calls her a political genius and credits her with more or less single-handedly defeating the ERA, the Equal Rights Amendment.

On a July 2023 interview on ''Firing Line,'' she elaborated:<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/wnet/firing-line/video/jill-lepore-dfmre7/ Jill Lepore | Video | Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | PBS] July 7, 2023</ref><blockquote>

On a July 2023 interview on ''Firing Line,'' she elaborated:<ref>[https://www.pbs.org/wnet/firing-line/video/jill-lepore-dfmre7/ Jill Lepore | Video | Firing Line with Margaret Hoover | PBS] July 7, 2023</ref><blockquote>

I think Schlafly’s just fascinating. She really has been ignored by historians for two reasons. One, academic historians, who tend to be liberal, have really been bad at offering a history of the rise of the modern conservative movement, this just tremendously important political insurgency, you know, since the 1950s, of which, you know, Buckley’s Firing Line was an important element. And then conservative historians just haven’t really paid attention to Schlafly because she was a woman.</blockquote>

I think Schlafly’s just fascinating. She really has been ignored by historians for two reasons. One, academic historians, who tend to be liberal, have really been bad at offering a history of the rise of the modern conservative movement, this just tremendously important political insurgency, you know, since the 1950s, of which, you know, Buckley’s Firing Line was an important element. And then conservative historians just haven’t really paid attention to Schlafly because she was a woman.</blockquote>