She's History

Marjorie Spruill, historian and author of the book “Divided we stand”, tells us about Midge Costanza, Jean O’Leary, the gay rights provision in the national plan of action, why Bella was nervous about it, and why it’s important to stand your ground for what’s right.

*Disclaimer, you do not need to watch the "Mrs. America" limited series to enjoy the history conversation in this podcast. However, the 7th episode of the series is a good companion piece for this podcast episode.

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In this episode, historian Marjorie Spruill tells us about Bella Abzug, a champion for equality. We learn about Bella's career in politics as the country was beginning to divide so extremely in the 1970s.

*Disclaimer, you do not need to watch the "Mrs. America" limited series to enjoy the history conversation in this podcast. However, the 7th episode of the series is a good companion piece for this podcast episode.

Marjorie is a historian and author of the book "Divided We Stand”.

Marjorie and I also talk about how real change is possible in Washington if people unite and demand it. We talk about how political naïveté can actually help make change happen. We talk about racism on the conservative side and how the pro-life and anti-ERA movements joined together.

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Historian Marjorie Spruill wrote the book "Divided We Stand" which illustrates how America became so polarized. With protests and calls for change, Marjorie and I have a conversation about what historically might be next for our country.

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*Disclaimer, you do not need to watch the Mrs. America limited series to enjoy the history conversation in this podcast. However, the 6th episode of the series is a good companion piece for this podcast episode.

In this episode, Marjorie talks about Republican feminist Jill Ruckelshaus.

Marjorie Spruill is a historian and author of the book Divided We Stand. We talk about Jill’s story, moderate Republicans at the time, and how 1976 was an important turning point in American history and politics. This is when the Republican Party was pushed very hard to the right by well organized extremists like Phyllis Schlafly.

*Disclaimer, you do not need to watch the Mrs. America limited series to enjoy the history conversation in this podcast. However, the 5th episode of the series is a good companion piece for this podcast episode.

In this episode, Marjorie talks about sex and marriage in the 1960s and 70s. Marjorie Spruill wrote the book “Divided We Stand”. Her book details how this time in history was a crossroads for American politics and drew the line in the sand between liberals and conservatives.

We learn about real life married couple Brenda Feigen and Marc Fasteau and how their view of marriage was very different from Phyllis and Fred Schlafly's. We talk about questioning roles within a traditional marriage and men changing diapers. We discuss the sexual revolution, what it was like to be gay at the time, the role of politics in the bedroom, and more.

*Disclaimer, you do not need to watch the Mrs. America limited series to enjoy the history conversation in this podcast. However, the 4th episode of the series is a good companion piece for this podcast episode.

In this episode, Marjorie talks about Betty Friedan. We also discuss how Phyllis Schlafly used emotion to get the upper hand on Betty during a well known debate; how Betty Friedan wrote her famous book "The Feminine Mystique"; Marjorie tells about when she met both Betty and Gloria; we talk about the start to the backlash of feminism; we learn about Phyllis Schlafly and the power of single issues; we talk about why 1950s housewives were depressed and "the problem that has no name"; we talk about the myth of woman’s privilege; how the new stage of life called Middle Age changed society; why we should say “suffragist” and not “suffragette”, and more!

*Disclaimer, you do not need to watch the Mrs. America limited series to enjoy the history conversation in this podcast. However, the 3rd episode of the series is a good companion piece for this podcast episode.

In this episode, Marjorie talks about Shirley Chisholm who became the first black woman to run for the office of President of the United States in the early 1970s. And women like Phyllis Schlafly who organized to stop the Equal Rights Amendment and thus change the course of American politics today. Phyllis Schlafly paved the way for Donald Trump to be president.

Marjorie Spruill, historian and author of the book "Divided We Stand" talks about the third episode of “Mrs. America” titled “Shirley” and what it gets right, what it doesn’t, and other stories that the show didn’t have time to include.

A recent article in the LA times interviews Davhi Waller, creator of the FX limited series “Mrs. America”. Waller talks about how Marjorie’s book, “Divided We Stand” was relied on heavily by her and the writers of the show.

In this episode we talk about Shirley Chisholm, the divisions within the women’s movement, racism in America in the 1970s and how it was impossible for Shirley to be on the presidential ticket, racism within Phyllis Schlafly’s Anti-ERA members, Phyllis’ training workshops, the democratic national convention of 1972, the struggle to make abortion rights a democratic party issue, McGovern opening up the democratic party to minority voices, and more.

*Disclaimer, you do not need to watch the Mrs. America limited series to enjoy the history conversation in this podcast. However, the 2nd episode of the series is a good companion piece for this podcast episode.

In this episode, Marjorie talks about Gloria Steinem and the women trying to pass the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s. At the same time, Phyllis Schlafly was mobilizing her army of conservatives to stop it. Marjorie Spruill is a historian and author of the book "Divided We Stand".

*Disclaimer, you do not need to watch the Mrs. America limited series to enjoy the history conversation in this podcast. However, the 1st episode of the series is a good companion piece for this podcast episode.

In this episode, Laura interviews Marjorie Spruill, historian and author of the book "Divided We Stand" about who Phyllis Schalfly is and why she is such an important historical figure.

They talk about how Phyllis is portrayed in the first episode of the FX limited series “Mrs. America” created by Dahvi Waller and currently airing on Hulu.

Marjorie talks in depth about Phyllis Schlafly and how Phyllis' actions to stop the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s have resulted in the political divide of America today. Marjorie talks about what the show gets right, what it doesn't, and other fun stories about this time in history.