Schlafly is survived by six children, 16 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. She also authored almost two dozen books and wrote a syndicated weekly column.
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“I was able to speak with her by phone only a few weeks ago, and she sounded as resilient as ever”, Trump said in a statement. Phyllis Schlafly has spent much of her life and the majority of her foray into politics speaking out about liberalism and, more specifically, feminists.
The Eagle Forum pushes for low taxes, a strong military and English-only education.
(Photo: Reuters/Mary F. Calvert/File Photo) Author Phyllis Schlafly addresses the Faith and Freedom Coalition Road to Majority Conference in Washington, D.C., June 14, 2013. She later received her J.D. from Washington University Law School, and received a Master’s degree in Political Science from Harvard University. The duo contended that juxtaposing the family name with alcoholic beverages would damage Mrs. Schlafly’s conservative reputation. Her son, John, received attention in 1992 when it was revealed he was gay. “Until her final days, she remained an aggressive and vocal advocate for her beliefs”.
“Mrs. Schlafly fought feminists and three presidents to bring the Equal Rights Movement to a screeching halt”. Before the United States Senate, 1981. President Reagan praised her campaign against ERA as “brilliant” and called Schalfly “an example to all those who would struggle for an America that is prosperous and free”. With the country involved in World War II during her college years, Schlafly worked the graveyard shift at the St. Louis Ordnance Plant.
She also had some controversial comments about the Violence Against Women Act, which made major strides in protecting victims of domestic violence.
Schlafly is most remembered for her successful campaign to defeat the Equal Rights Amendment, which during the 1970s was on track to be ratified.
Phyllis steadfastly defended the protection of unborn children, and was a stalwart and compassionate defender of the most vulnerable members of society.
“[That’s] not what we want at all”, she told the outlet.
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“It is his obligation and his sole obligation”. She was instrumental in wrecking ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment. “She recognized America as the greatest political embodiment of those values”, the statement from the Eagle Forum read, according to CNN. They also pointed out that the money of her wealthy husband, an member of a rich IL family, gave her uncommon freedom to be a “housewife” and yet active in the public sphere.
