Mrs America wants to examine the grass roots movements of conservative America led by its women.
In this this case the reactionary activist Phyllis Schlafly (Cate Blanchett.)
After failing in a bid to run for congress. Phyllis seizes an opportunity. The battleground is the the Equal Rights Amendment bill. It has bipartisan support but the prospect of women being drafted to the army, men getting alimony sets her against it.
The first episode sees Phyllis going head on against the feminist movement.
The first episode has a balancing act. After all Phyllis Schlafly has a wealthy and privileged lifestyle where her husband can provide for everyone. She is not in a situation where both the man and the woman need to work just to pay the bills.
It is trying to show Phyllis to be appealing to the audience even if they disagree with her views. She was essentially anti everything, the place for a woman was in the home, be a mother and a model wife.
However Phyllis has her own political ambitions, it means coaxing her husband. Dealing with lecherous men such as Phil Crane and those who look down on her, the political meeting where she is asked to take notes.
The first episode was colourful with a funky soundtrack. Although set in the early 1970's it opens with a song that was released in 1976 and featured in Saturday Night Fever. It got me confused.
Blanchett got the balancing act right. She makes Phyllis appealing and persuasive to the political grouping that chime with her views.
In this this case the reactionary activist Phyllis Schlafly (Cate Blanchett.)
After failing in a bid to run for congress. Phyllis seizes an opportunity. The battleground is the the Equal Rights Amendment bill. It has bipartisan support but the prospect of women being drafted to the army, men getting alimony sets her against it.
The first episode sees Phyllis going head on against the feminist movement.
The first episode has a balancing act. After all Phyllis Schlafly has a wealthy and privileged lifestyle where her husband can provide for everyone. She is not in a situation where both the man and the woman need to work just to pay the bills.
It is trying to show Phyllis to be appealing to the audience even if they disagree with her views. She was essentially anti everything, the place for a woman was in the home, be a mother and a model wife.
However Phyllis has her own political ambitions, it means coaxing her husband. Dealing with lecherous men such as Phil Crane and those who look down on her, the political meeting where she is asked to take notes.
The first episode was colourful with a funky soundtrack. Although set in the early 1970's it opens with a song that was released in 1976 and featured in Saturday Night Fever. It got me confused.
Blanchett got the balancing act right. She makes Phyllis appealing and persuasive to the political grouping that chime with her views.