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Photo: Hulu, Getty Images In high school, my southern “history teachers” struggled with the course of events that brought us to the current moment — usually pushing warped narratives about the Civil War, or forcing us to remember how many people died in some battle on some hilltop in some state north of some line. The ongoing battles for civil rights, queer rights, and women’s right were not in the curriculum.
Created by Canadian television writer Dahvi Waller, who has previously written for Desperate Housewives and Mad Men, Mrs. America tells the story of the life and death of the Equal Rights Amendment, peeking into the personalities of movement icons like Gloria Steinem , Betty Friedan , and Shirley Chisholm with both historical accuracy and delightful dramatization.
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