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ANNE SCHLAFLY CORI, daughter of the late conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly discusses the new F/X-HULU miniseries based on Phyllis, MRS. AMERICA, and what it gets wrong about her mother's life and career.

Watch the YouTube video here.

Sandy Rios in the Morning with Anne Schlafly Cori

In the 1970's the Equal Rights Amendment was on its way to swift ratification, when a woman named Phyllis Schlafly launched a grassroots effort to torpedo the amendment by showing women why they didn't want it.

Wednesday night, F/X and Hulu are teaming up to present "Mrs. America," a multi-part examination of the battle over the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970's and 1980's.  Unsurprisingly, the Hollywood story line is that the amendment was a good thing and Mrs. Schlafly was wrong to oppose it.

According to Schlafly's daughter Anne Schlafly Cori, "Mrs. America" gets her mother's hair and wardrobe exactly right but fails to capture her warmth and ability to inspire thousands of women.  It also badly mischaracterizes the Schlafly marriage.

In this podcast, Schlafly Cori explains why her mother jumped in to lead the fight against the ERA, what she thinks of efforts by Democrats to claim they've ratified the amendment long after the window of opportunity expired, and why she thinks the resurgence is all about abortion.

From: Radio America News

For Anne Schlafly Cori, Phyllis Schlafly isn’t just the grassroots warrior who stopped the Equal Rights Amendment. She was also “Mom.” Anne was one of six Schlafly kids growing up in Alton, Illinois, even while their mother became a national political force.

Today, the St. Louis-based Cori is chairman of the organization her mother founded, the Eagle Forum. She’s speaking out about “Mrs. America,” the new FX on Hulu series that debuts April 15, telling the story of Schlafly’s fight against the ERA. 

Cori said Thursday on St. Louis on the Air that the filmmakers did not respond to her attempts to reach out. She has been unable to see the series, and is anxiously awaiting its premiere. But she worries it fails to portray the mother she knew.   

The real Phyllis Schlafly, she said, was not a monster.

“The caricature I’m worried they are pushing is that she was mean, or cold,” Cori said. “And that she was not. She mentored so many women. … The loyalty that not only the people who worked for my mother, but who volunteered for my mother, those women are so loyal today to the work that she did. And they’re loyal because Phyllis Schlafly had integrity.” 

 

THE MISSION DRIVEN MOM'S INTERVIEW (on Facebook): Anne Schlafly Cori on her mother Phyllis Schlafly, the Feminist Movement and what's wrong with "Mrs. America"

Anne Schlafly Cori joined Audrey Rindlisbacher on The Mission Driven Mom Mastermind FB page https://bit.ly/2Ra5dXB

To learn more about Phyllis Schlafly, please visit MrsAmerica.org or EagleForum.org

Cathie Adams and Anne Schlafly Cori from Eagle Forum join Penna Dexter on Point of View Radio Talk Show speaking about Phyllis Schlafly’s legacy & Eagle Forum.

 

Conservatish with Peter Feliciano

"Mrs. America" is an upcoming FX show about feminists' push to pass the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970's, AND about it's most vocal opponent: Phyllis Schlafly.

This week, I had the privilege of speaking with Phyllis's daughter: Anne Schlafly Cori.

Anne Schlafly Cori, the daughter of conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly, joins Culture Editor Emily Jashinsky to discuss Hulu’s forthcoming series “Mrs. America” and the fight against the Equal Rights Amendment.

Schlafly Cori points out that Hollywood is usually unkind to conservatives, and the newest Hulu series, “Mrs. America,” appears to be no different. According to Hulu, it is the true story of the feminist movements efforts to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, and the unexpected backlash led by conservative Phyllis Schlafly.

Anne Schlafly Cori speaking to a conservative group about Phyllis Schlafly.

To read about the true story about Phyllis Schlafly, visit MrsAmerica.org

 

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Anne Schlafly Cori speaking to a conservative group about ERA.