Phyllis Schlafly and Grassroots Conservatism: A Woman's Crusade (Politics and Society in Modern America)
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| Rating | : | 4.38 (822 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0691136246 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-03-19 |
| Language | : | English |
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To disagree with somebody, first find out where they are coming from Donald T. Critchlow, the ever-prolific professor of policy studies has performed a daunting task. In this book, he wrote a critical but balanced biography of Phyllis Schlafly.Schlafly is the female new right activist who claims sole responsibility for defeating the Equal Rights Amendment in 1982. Previous biographies about he. M. Sherman said Phyllis Schlafly: A Catalyst in America's Shift to the Right. Donald T. Critchlow has written a timely and much needed examination of the rise of conservatism in American political culture through the life of Phyllis Schlafly. For too long Schlafly's importance has been obfuscated by historians intent on discrediting her rather than noting her importance. Critchlow fills this gap. He br. Big Book on a Giant Figure in American Politics Finally, Phyllis Schlafly gets her scholarly due. While historians have focused on the periphery of politics -- dwelling into ever narrow corners and cracks of the American Left -- Phyllis Schlafly has had no honest assessment. Plenty of dishonest, superficial assessment based on hand-me-down "that terrible woman" stories, bu
All rights reserved. From Publishers Weekly Betty Friedan once snapped at Phyllis Schlafly, "I'd like to burn you at the stake." And this engaging, if flawed, biography of the doyenne of U.S. Further, Critchlow's detached and even tone reflects none of the political passion that gripped Schlafly's life and work. And there's much here that is fascinating, such as a mesmerizing account of Schlafly's place in the byzantine infighting of Catholic anticommunist groups in the early 1960s. Critchlow (a professor of history at St. But the book wavers between being a sustained account of Schlafly's career and a comprehensive political history of the conservative and religious right—and delivers fully on neither. conservatism during the heated early 1970s makes it clear why: it's not just Schlafly's far-right stands on feminism and reproductive rights, but her formidable debating skills and political organizing experience. Louis University)
In this provocative new book, historian Donald T. With sales of more than 3 million copies, the book established her as a national voice within the conservative movement. Sure to invite spirited debate, it casts new light on a major shift in American politics, the emergence of the Republican Right.. Longtime activist, author, and antifeminist leader Phyllis Schlafly is for many the symbol of the conservative movement in America. Based on exclusive and unrestricted access to Schlafly's papers as well as sixty other archival collections, the book reveals for the first time the inside story of this Missouri-born mother of six who became one of the most controversial forces in modern political history. In the 1970s, Schlafly founded the Eagle Forum, a Washington-based conservative policy organization that today claims a membership of 50,000 women.Filled with fresh insights into these and other initiatives, Phyllis Schlafly and Grassroots Conservatism provides a telling profile of one of the most influential activists in recent history. But it was Schlafly's bid to defeat the Equal Rights Amendment tha