Phyllis Shlafly Report Pdf

The STOP ERA campaign was skilled in swaying public opinion on the ERA because of its prolific newsletters invoking ideals of religion, family, and custom; exaggerated interpretations of the amendment to create fear over the ERA; and efficacy in campaign events. Through the Eagle Forum, Schlafly wrote three different publications: The Eagle Forum, first published in 1972, The Phyllis Schlafly Report, published monthly since 1967 through her death in 2016, and The Education Reporter (Critchlow 288). In The Phyllis Schlafly Report, Schlafly published almost one hundred articles from 1972 to 1982 concerning the dangers of the Equal Rights Amendment (Critchlow and Stachecki 165-166). Senator Sam Ervin, also opposed to the ERA as sent to the states …show more content…
Consumers of The Phyllis Schlafly Report increased from 3,000 to 35,000 after 1972 (Rymph 215). In her reports, Schlafly commented on the God-given differences between men and women, namely that women have babies and men do not, and alluded that those who seek to equalize the differences are questioning God and America’s Judeo-Christian civilization. Schlafly also asserted that, as per custom, “the American woman is the most privileged” and encouraged women to question “why should we lower ourselves to ‘equal rights’ when we already have the status of privilege?”. In The Phyllis Schlafly Report, Schlafly also writes that the ERA and its supporters are “waging a total assault on the family, on marriage, and on children,” encouraging her readers to support their families by opposing the ERA (“What’s Wrong with…”). Schlafly and her STOP ERA campaign promoted a fear-provoking interpretation of the amendment to sway the undecided, housewives, and moderates to oppose the amendment. The STOP ERA campaign maintained that the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment would require women to register for the draft, increase the power of the federal government, legalize same-sex marriage, and require tax-funded abortions