TV series
Mrs. America
Overview
The true story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, and the unexpected backlash led by a conservative woman named Phyllis Schlafly, aka “the sweetheart of the silent majority.”
Details
- First air date
- 2020-04-15
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 9 episodes
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- Hulu
- Production
- FX Productions, Gowanus Projections, Shiny Penny Productions, Federal Engineering, Dirty Films
- Country
- US
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Cate Blanchett as Phyllis Schlafly
- Rose Byrne as Gloria Steinem
- Uzo Aduba as Shirley Chisholm
- Margo Martindale as Bella Abzug
- Tracey Ullman as Betty Friedan
- Elizabeth Banks as Jill Ruckelshaus
- Sarah Paulson as Alice
- John Slattery as Fred Schlafly
- Kayli Carter as Pamela
- Ari Graynor as Brenda Feigen
- Melanie Lynskey as Rosemary Thomson
- Jeanne Tripplehorn as Eleanor Schlafly
Creators and crew
- Dahvi Waller - Creator
- Cate Blanchett - Executive Producer
- Coco Francini - Executive Producer
- Ryan Fleck - Executive Producer
- Anna Boden - Executive Producer
- Dahvi Waller - Executive Producer
Episodes
Episode 1: Phyllis
Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly considers another run for Congress, amid the women's movement's push for passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.
Episode 2: Gloria
While Phyllis mobilizes grassroots support in her fight against the ERA, Gloria Steinem fends off Bella Abzug's attempts to drag her further into the political game.
Episode 3: Shirley
Shirley Chisholm makes a historic run for president, while Gloria struggles to play politics at the DNC. Phyllis takes her new anti-ERA organization national.
Episode 4: Betty
As Stop ERA grows and gains media attention, Betty Friedan, the mother of the Feminist movement, makes it her mission to take down Phyllis.
Episode 5: Phyllis & Fred & Brenda & Marc
Phyllis and Fred Schlafly debate superstar Feminist couple Brenda and Marc Feigan-Fasteau on television.
Episode 6: Jill
With a pro-ERA Republican in the White House, Phyllis protests her own party, which puts her in conflict with Republican Feminist leader, Jill Ruckelshaus.
Episode 7: Bella
Bella is put in charge of the first ever government-funded National Women's Conference. Phyllis and her women clash over how to best disrupt the conference.
Episode 8: Houston
Alice, Rosemary and Pamela cross into enemy territory at the National Women's Conference in Houston, where they come face-to-face with Feminist leaders.
Episode 9: Reagan
Gloria, Bella and Jill put pressure on the White House to act on their proposals from the National Women's Conference. Phyllis prepares to leverage her political victories as the 1980 presidential election draws near.
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