Happy 250th! (thread 13), Episode 12: Phyllis Schlafly: The Woman Who Tried to Stop America

This episode dives into Phyllis Schlafly’s life: a fiercely organized, brilliant political force who stopped the ERA but couldn’t stop the broader cultural shifts she warned about.

It’s full of ironic twists — she helped shape modern conservatism even as America moved in directions she opposed — and it asks: what does it mean to win politically but lose culturally?