Phyllis Schlafly, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Phyllis Schlafly

American activist

Date of Birth: 15-Aug-1924

Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 05-Sep-2016

Profession: writer, lawyer, politician, journalist, radio personality, political activist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Phyllis Stewart Schlafly (; born Phyllis McAlpin Stewart; August 15, 1924 – September 5, 2016) was an American constitutional lawyer and movement conservative.
She held staunchly conservative social and political views, supported antifeminism, opposed abortion, and successfully campaigned against ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S.
Constitution.
Her book, A Choice Not an Echo (1964), a polemic against Republican leader Nelson Rockefeller, sold more than three million copies.
Schlafly co-authored books on national defense and was critical of arms control agreements with the Soviet Union.
In 1972, Schlafly founded the Eagle Forum, a conservative political interest group, and remained its chairwoman and CEO until her death in 2016.