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Mrs. America

Series 1

Shirley

Duration: 41 minutes

First broadcast: on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: on BBC Two Wales

Available for 6 months

As Phyllis’s campaign to stop the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment gathers support and momentum, its proponents prepare for the Democratic presidential campaign of 1972 and have a stark choice to make - the popular crowd-pleaser George McGovern or the trail-blazing African-American Shirley Chisholm, who is determined to fight against a traditional, white, male preserve. Show less

Contributors

Phyllis Schlafly:
Cate Blanchett
Gloria Steinem:
Rose Byrne
Shirley Chisolm:
Uzo Aduba
Jill Ruckelshaus:
Elizabeth Banks
Brenda Feigen-Fasteau:
Ari Graynor
Rosemary Thomson:
Melanie Lynskey
Bella Abzug:
Margo Martindale
Fred Schlafly:
John Slattery
Eleanor Schlafly:
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Betty Friedan:
Tracey Ullman
Alice Macray:
Sarah Paulson
Phil Crane:
James Marsden
Director:
Amma Asante

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