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, hits screens Wednesday: The limited series follows the movement to pass the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s — and the backlash against it, led by conservative politician Phyllis Schlafly. The star-studded cast includes Cate Blanchett as Schlafly; and Rose Byrne, Tracey Ullman, Uzo Aduba and Margo Martindale as feminist icons Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan, Shirley Chisholm and Bella Abzug.
at the time of the ERA's passage. During her terms in Congress, she lobbied against the Vietnam War, introduced the first federal gay rights bill and co-founded the National Women's Political Caucus.and the first woman to run for president, Chisholm died in 2005 at 80 years old. She co-founded the National Women's Political Caucus and, during her time in Congress, introduced more than 50 pieces of legislation.
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