Phyllis Schlafly
| Phyllis Schlafly | |
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Schlafly in 2011
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| Born |
Phyllis McAlpin Stewart August 15, 1924 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | September 5, 2016 (aged 92) Ladue, Missouri, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Cancer |
| Resting place | Calvary Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Other names | Phyllis Stewart Schlafly |
| Alma mater |
Washington University Harvard University |
| Occupation | Lawyer, activist |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | John Schlafly (deceased) |
| Children | Six, including Andrew |
Phyllis McAlpin Schlafly (/ˈfɪlᵻs ˈʃlæfli/; née Stewart; August 15, 1924 – September 5, 2016) was an American constitutional lawyer and conservative activist. She was known for her staunchly conservative social and political views, her opposition to feminism and abortion, and her successful campaign against the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Her 1964 book, A Choice Not an Echo, a push-back against Republican leader Nelson Rockefeller, sold more than three million copies. She co-authored books on national defense and was highly critical of arms control agreements with the former Soviet Union. Schlafly founded the conservative interest group Eagle Forum in 1972 and remained its chairman and CEO until her death.
Schlafly's great-grandfather Stewart, a Presbyterian, emigrated from Scotland to New York in 1851 and moved westward through Canada before settling in Michigan. Her grandfather, Andrew F. Stewart, was a master mechanic with the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway. Schlafly's father, John Bruce Stewart, was a machinist and salesman of industrial equipment, principally for Westinghouse. He became unemployed in 1932 during the Great Depression and could not find permanent work until World War II. He was granted a patent in 1944 for a rotary engine.
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