Phyllis Schlafly: The Feminists Just Don\u27t Get It

Phyllis Stewart Schlafly (March 18, 1927 – December 14, 2015) was a movement conservative, lawyer, radio commentator, syndicated columnist and author. She held conservative social and political views, opposed feminism and abortion, and successfully campaigned against ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Her book, A Choice Not an Echo (1964), a polemic against Republican leader Nelson Rockefeller, sold more than three million copies. Schlafly co-authored books on national defense and was critical of arms control agreements with the Soviet Union. In 1972, Schlafly founded the Eagle Forum, a conservative political interest group, and remained its chair and CEO until her death in 2016

The future of abortion

Recorded in Ithaca, NY by Cornell University., Sponsored by: Cornell University Program Board,Sigma Phi Fraternity., Speaker(s): Weddington defended Jane Roe in the landmark Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court case. Schlafly headed the campaign that defeated the ratification of the ERA., Debate, March 14, 1989.100 minutesWeddington and Shlafly debate the ethical aspects of abortion and the future of legislation on abortion in the United States. Weddington argues that abortion is a woman's legal and moral right of choice; Shlafly argues that abortion is murder and should be made illegal.1_kl5c8il61_7gxlg3wa1_nha0dxf