Phyllis
Phyllis is made aware of the potential drafting of young women to fight in Vietnam.
1971. The main focus of ambitious and extremely capable Republican wife and home-maker Mrs Phyllis Schlafly is the on-going nuclear arms talks between Nixon and Brezhnev, until she is made aware of the potential drafting of young women to fight in Vietnam if the highly popular Equal Rights Amendment is passed by the Senate. She is determined to organise the opposition to the ERA for 40 million American housewives who appreciate the status quo.
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It's Mrs. Schlafly
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B.J. Thomas
Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head
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Etta James
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Cass Elliot
Make Your Own Kind Of Music
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Phyllis Schlafly | Cate Blanchett |
Gloria Steinem | Rose Byrne |
Shirley Chisolm | Uzo Aduba |
Jill Ruckelshaus | Elizabeth Banks |
Pamela | Kayli Carter |
Brenda Feigen-Fasteau | Ari Graynor |
Rosemary Thomson | Melanie Lynskey |
Bella Abzug | Margo Martindale |
Fred Schlafly | John Slattery |
Eleanor Schlafly | Jeanne Tripplehorn |
Betty Friedan | Tracey Ullman |
Alice Macray | Sarah Paulson |
Phil Crane | James Marsden |
Writer | Dahvi Waller |
Director | Anna Boden |
Director | Ryan Fleck |
Broadcast
- Wed 8 Jul 2020 21:00
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