Explores the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and the unexpected backlash that forever shifted the political landscape.
Mrs. America
DETAILS
“Mrs. America” tells the story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and the unexpected backlash led by a conservative woman named Phyllis Schlafly, aka “the sweetheart of the silent majority.” Through the eyes of the women of the era – both Schlafly and second wave feminists Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan, Shirley Chisholm, Bella Abzug and Jill Ruckelshaus – the series explores how one of the toughest battlegrounds in the culture wars of the 70s helped give rise to the Moral Majority and forever shifted the political landscape.
- Release Date:
- 2020
- Genre:
- Drama,
- History,
- Biography
- Rating:
- Creator:
- Dahvi Waller
- Starring:
- Cate Blanchett
- Rose Byrne
- Sarah Paulson
- Margo Martindale
- Uzo Aduba
- Elizabeth Banks
EPISODES
S1:E1 Phyllis
Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly considers another run for Congress.
S1:E2 Gloria
Gloria Steinem fends off Bella Abzug’s attempts to drag her further into the political game.
S1:E3 Shirley
Shirley Chisholm makes a historic run for president.
S1:E4 Betty
Betty Friedan, the mother of the Feminist movement, makes it her mission to take down Phyllis.
S1:E5 Phyllis & Fred & Brenda & Marc
Phyllis and Fred Schlafly debate Feminist couple Brenda and Marc Feigan-Fasteau on television.
S1:E6 Jill
With a pro-ERA Republican in the White House, Phyllis protests her own party.
S1:E7 Bella
Bella is put in charge of the first ever government-funded National Women's Conference.
S1:E8 Houston
Alice, Rosemary and Pamela cross into enemy territory at the National Women's Conference.
S1:E9 Reagan
Phyllis prepares to leverage her political victories as the 1980 presidential election draws near.
