Called the “first lady of the conservative movement”, Phyllis Schlafly made her mark on our political system. She is the co-author, with George Neumayr, of the New York Times Best-Seller titled “No Higher Power: Obama’s War on Religious Freedom”.
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“I remember when both my parents were gone and I said to my friends, ‘I’m an orphan now.’ And you know, that’s how I feel today”.
Schlafly’s family was with her when she died Monday afternoon of cancer at her home in St. Louis, her son John Schlafly said.
“Phyllis Schlafly was a courageous and articulate voice for common sense and traditional values”. She also authored almost two dozen books and wrote a syndicated weekly column.
She was credited or blamed (depending on one’s point of view) for stopping the Equal Rights Amendment only three states short of becoming part of the Constitution. She was of the opinion that ERA would take away gender-specific privileges now enjoyed by women, including “dependent wife” benefits under Social Security, separate restrooms for males and females, and exemption from the Selective Service (the Army draft). “Funeral arrangements are pending”.
We are deeply saddened by the death of Phyllis Schlafly.
Phyllis McAlpin Stewart was born in St. Louis on August 15, 1924.
But Mrs. Schlafly was adept at turning back her critics’ personal attacks. Their marriage would produce six children and last until 1993 when her husband died. Schlafly, entering around the 1:13 mark, decries the pending (and doomed) ERA, which the other guest, Ann Scott of the National Organization for Women, supports. Phyllis’s dedication to the right-to-life cause helped guide the movement and her leadership proved invaluable.
“She was a pioneer in the anti-abortion movement and helped send Ronald Reagan to the White House”.
Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly introduces Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. She organized a major faction of the American public against abortion.
Schlafly argued that equality would be a step down for most women, who are “extremely well-treated” by society and the law.
“It is his obligation and his sole obligation”. The group is against efforts it says are pushed by radical feminists or encroach on US sovereignty, such as guest-worker visas, according to its website, which describes the Equal Rights Amendment as having had a “hidden agenda of tax-funded abortions and same-sex marriages”. The odds against her, the importance of the issue, and the scale of her victory are nearly impossible to overstate.
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Schlafly endorsed Trump for president earlier this year, and Trump also honored her by praising her for that endorsement in a tweet this morning. “She never surrendered her principles and she never gave in to intimidation”. She will be greatly missed.
