FACT CHECK: Was Phyllis Schlafly Scared To Debate Bella Abzug?

Episode seven of Mrs. America is supposed to deal with the dynamic between feminist leader Bella Abzug and conservative icon Phyllis Schlafly. They do a great job making Bella look like a heroine for the ages, but does that really hold water? Ed Martin, president of Phyllis Schlafly Eagles, takes on this question with real historical evidence to settle the debate once and for all.

Read Phyllis’s classic Phyllis Schlafly Report from August 1977 titled “IWY: A Front for Radicals and Lesbians.”