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Phyllis Schlafly and Grassroots Conservatism A Woman's Crusade (Politics and Society in Modern America, 54)

Donald T. Critchlow

Longtime activist, author, and antifeminist leader Phyllis Schlafly is for many the symbol of the conservative movement in America. In this provocative new book, historian Donald T. Critchlow sheds new light on Schlafly's life and on the unappreciated role her grassroots activism played in transform...

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Behind the Bastards

It was a deeply reported book that was very sympathetic to Phyllis Schlafly and described her early life as generally positive, but may have whitewashed her childhood experiences.

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No tensions between the parents were evident to their children or revealed in correspondence or diaries. Dottie was an attractive woman devoted to her family

— Episode: Part One: Phyllis Schlafly: The Mother o...

Episode: Part One: Phyllis Schlafly: The Mother of all Cult...

It was a deeply reported book that was very sympathetic to Phyllis Schlafly and described her early life as generally positive, but may have whitewashed her childhood experiences.

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No tensions between the parents were evident to their children or revealed in correspondence or diaries. Dottie was an attractive woman devoted to her family

her religious faith now combined with a well formed conservative ideology created a formidable political outlook.

Equally important, she learned from her work experience at AEA how to articulate complex issues and arguments into a simplified form easily understood by an average reader.

Much of her early political writings and speeches were derivative based on an extensive reading of conservative books and periodicals, government reports and liberal newspapers. Her originality lay in the way she framed issues.

what followed was a rather unusual courtship in which they usually saw each other once a week on the weekends, while the rest of the time they exchanged poetry and letters. These letters were intellectual exchanges about political and theological questions written as much to display the author's intelligence as to convey knowledge.

Episode: Part One: Phyllis Schlafly: The Mother of all Cult...

It was described as a well-researched book, but the narrator found it to be very sympathetic towards Phyllis Schlafly, potentially whitewashing details of her upbringing.

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No tensions between the parents were evident to their children or revealed in correspondence or diaries. Dottie was an attractive woman devoted to her family

Episode: Part One: Phyllis Schlafly: The Mother of all Cult...

It was described as a deeply reported book, but it was also noted to be very sympathetic towards Phyllis Schlafly, potentially whitewashing certain aspects of her life, especially her early years.

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No tensions between the parents were evident to their children or revealed in correspondence or diaries. Dottie was an attractive woman devoted to her family

her religious faith now combined with a well formed conservative ideology created a formidable political outlook.

Equally important, she learned from her work experience at AEA how to articulate complex issues and arguments into a simplified form easily understood by an average reader.

The Dollop with Dave Anthony and Gareth Reynolds

It was mentioned as part of the Dollop's bibliography on Phyllis Schlafly.

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Donald Critchlow, Phyllis Schlafly and the Grassroots Conservatism, A Woman's Crusade.

— Episode: 566 - Phyllis Schlafly - live

Episode: 566 - Phyllis Schlafly - live

It was mentioned as part of the Dollop's bibliography on Phyllis Schlafly.

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Donald Critchlow, Phyllis Schlafly and the Grassroots Conservatism, A Woman's Crusade.

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