Phyllis Schlafly
Phyllis Stewart Schlafly was an American attorney and activist who was nationally prominent in conservatism. She opposed feminism, gay rights, and abortion, and campaigned against the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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- Born in
- St. Louis
- Educated at
- Radcliffe CollegeWashington University in St. LouisWashington University School of Law
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Trending topics shown first"Men should stop treating feminists like ladies, and instead treat them like the men they say they want to be."
"Minors are an intended audience for the highly profitable sex industry. Impressionable teenagers are easily persuaded to have abortions, and homosexual clubs in high school are designed for the young."
"When will American men learn how to stand up to the nagging by the intolerant, uncivil feminists whose sport is to humiliate men?"
"What I am defending is the real rights of women. A woman should have the right to be in the home as a wife and mother."
"By getting married, the woman has consented to sex, and I don't think you can call it rape."
"The atomic bomb is a marvelous gift that was given to our country by a wise God."
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1924
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Birth2016
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