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Mrs. America

Series 1

Betty

Duration: 47 minutes

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

Available for 4 months

January 1973. The Supreme Court makes an historic judgement legalising abortion in the United States. The Women's Caucus is in a buoyant mood and agrees not to confront Phyllis Schlafly's Stop the ERA campaign head on, fearing that it would simply feed their publicity machine. Betty Friedan has other ideas and accepts an invitation to debate Schlafly at the University of Illinois. 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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