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The series finale was written by our friend Joshua Allen Griffith. The TOHO team is grateful for all the conversations we have had about #MrsAmerica. As we head into the last episode, let’s remember that there’s still work to be done. See you tonight at 8p EST. #MrsAmericaTOHO
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. #fxonhulu #MrsAmericaTOHO #MrsAmerica
#PhyllisSchlafly taking the BAR exam wearing a wig and surrounded by cigarette smoke is so symbolic of her politics. This phrase comes to mind: SMOKE and MIRRORS #MrsAmericaTOHO
#PhyllisSchlafly claims she wore the black wig because her children were afraid that she‘d end up on the front page if she failed the bar exam. It is true she encountered a Chicago Tribune photographer and reporter. #MrsAmericaTOHO #MrsAHistory https://www.npr.org/2014/07/21/333582322/phyllis-schlafly-explains-why-feminism-has-made-women-unhappy
Phyllis’s quote is paraphrased without credit to #EleanorRoosevelt who said “A woman is like a tea bag. You never know how strong it is until it’s in hot water.” #MrsAmericaTOHO #MrsAHistoru
Here is the NYT front page article from 1979 about #JimmyCarter firing #BellaAbzug as co‐chairman of his National Advisory Committee on Women. #MraAmericaTOHO #MrsAHistory https://www.nytimes.com/1979/01/13/archives/carter-in-angry-exchange-ousts-bella-abzug-from-womens-unit.html
By 1978, the ERA had received 35/38 states approvals. Congress passed a bill to extend the deadline to June 30, 1982. By the deadline, no more states had ratified the ERA but it has continued to be reintroduced in every session of Congress since that time. #MrsAmericaTOHO
Alice McCray is back and fact checking #STOPERA - “Are you sure the crowd at our rally was twice as big? It didn’t feel that much bigger.” Where is the National Park Service when you need them?!? Check the aerial photos, Alice. #MrsAmericaTOHO
The opening scenes of #MrsAmerica are so serious. Then the theme song comes on and I’m in my living room breaking it down like this. Sub yoga pants for bridesmaid dress. #MrsAmericaTOHO
