caption children religion birth_place image_size birth_date spouse image article_title birth_name occupation
phyllis schlafly in 2011 john , anne , bruce , roger , liza , andrew roman catholicism st. louis , missouri , u.s. 220px 15 august 1924 john fred schlafly , jr. -lrb- deceased -rrb- phyllis schlafly by gage skidmore.jpg phyllis schlafly
 phyllis mcalpin stewart political activist
phyllis schlafly

phyllis stewart schlafly -lrb- ; born phyllis mcalpin stewart , august 15 , 1924 -rrb- is an american conservative activist , author , and speaker and founder of the eagle forum .
she is known for her staunch social and political conservatism , her opposition to modern feminism , 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 '' was issued in millions of copies as an attack on republican governor nelson rockefeller and the eastern republican establishment .
she co-authored books on national defense and was highly critical of arms-control agreements with the soviet union .
schlafly founded the eagle forum in the 1970s and the eagle forum education & legal defense fund , st. louis .
, she remained the president of both organizations and maintained a presence on the lecture circuit .
since 1967 , she has published a newsletter , the `` phyllis schlafly report '' .
