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What happened to women helping women?

Overview

The true story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, and the unexpected backlash led by a conservative woman named Phyllis Schlafly, aka “the sweetheart of the silent majority.”

  1. Dahvi Waller

    Creator

Series Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Cate Blanchett

    Phyllis Schlafly

  2. Cast 1

    Rose Byrne

    Gloria Steinem

  3. Cast 1

    Uzo Aduba

    Shirley Chisholm

  4. Cast 1

    Margo Martindale

    Bella Abzug

  5. Cast 1

    Tracey Ullman

    Betty Friedan

  6. Cast 1

    Elizabeth Banks

    Jill Ruckelshaus

  7. Cast 1

    Sarah Paulson

    Alice

  8. Cast 1

    John Slattery

    Fred Schlafly

  9. Cast 1

    Kayli Carter

    Pamela

Last Season

Poster

Miniseries

2020 | 9 episodes

season 1 of Mrs. America premiered on Apr 15, 2020.

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I was initially drawn to watching this limited series because the early 70s are a fascinating period to me (during which I was a child and have a spotty memory). I'm glad I did commit to the nine episodes, which are mostly 45 minutes to an hour long. First, the performances are amazing. I pretty much expect Cate Blanchett to be terrific in whatever she does, but the depth she brings to Schlafly is very moving. Rose Byrne disappears into Gloria Steinem, the underrated Tracey Ullman is perfect as irascible Betty Friedan, and the always wonderful Margo Martindale is a lot of fun as bellicose ...

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Status Ended

Network Network

TypeMiniseries

Original LanguageEnglish 

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