Who is Phyllis Schlafly?
Phyllis Schlafly is first and foremost a modern liberated woman. All that she has been able to accomplish was due to the massive changes in gender roles that have occurred since the Second World War. She was able to take advantage of a world that did not exist for earlier generations of women. However, Schlafly wanted modern women to still act in a Conservative — Neo-Victorian manner, and she used modern means to get her point across. Born in 1924 in St Louis, Missouri, Schlafly was the first of two girls in the family. It was, ironically, a manpower shortage during the Second World War that gave Schlafly her chance to reach her goals(2). While war raged in Europe and the Pacific, Schlafly worked her way through college at a rifle factory. Her job was to test fire the weapons before they were shipped to the troops. With the money she made, Schlafly used her earnings to attend Washington University in St. Louis. From there she went to Radcliffe College outside of Boston. After quickly
