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| Phyllis Schlafly, Conservative Leader and Foe of E.R.A., Dies at 92 | Phyllis Schlafly, Conservative Leader and Foe of E.R.A., Dies at 92 |
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| Phyllis Schlafly, whose grass-roots campaigns against Communism, abortion and the Equal Rights Amendment galvanized conservatives for almost two generations and helped reshape American politics, died on Monday. She was 92. | Phyllis Schlafly, whose grass-roots campaigns against Communism, abortion and the Equal Rights Amendment galvanized conservatives for almost two generations and helped reshape American politics, died on Monday. She was 92. |
| Her death was confirmed by the Eagle Forum, the conservative group she founded in 1975. | Her death was confirmed by the Eagle Forum, the conservative group she founded in 1975. |
| In her time, Mrs. Schlafly was one of the most polarizing figures in American public life, a self-described housewife who displayed a moral ferocity reminiscent of the ax-wielding prohibitionist Carry Nation. Richard Viguerie, who masterminded the use of direct mail to finance right-wing causes, called her “the first lady of the conservative movement.” | In her time, Mrs. Schlafly was one of the most polarizing figures in American public life, a self-described housewife who displayed a moral ferocity reminiscent of the ax-wielding prohibitionist Carry Nation. Richard Viguerie, who masterminded the use of direct mail to finance right-wing causes, called her “the first lady of the conservative movement.” |
| A full version of Mrs. Schlafly’s obituary will be posted soon. |