let's welcome donald critchlow. [applause] becky: welcome. you very much. thank you. you can look through those footnotes. i want to thank you for the warm introduction and thank you for being here today. i see that i have some friends in the audience, in fact i have a friend from kansas. so i appreciate you showing up. today, instead of recounting the entire career of phyllis schlafly that expands over 50 years, detailed in my book, i decided to focus on the equal rights battle in the 1970's because it transformed american politics. let's go back in time 30 years. the place, illinois state university. the year is 1973. the setting is the debate over the equal rights amendment, phyllis schlafly are going and thosee amendment, arguing in favor of the amendment that had passed congress over march 22, 1972 and awaiting final ramification by the states. as of the debate proceeded that somebody blurted out, you are a traitor to your's -- to your sex. i would like to burn you at the stake. they showed her ability to frustrate her opponent, leading them to cast themselves as

donald critchlow. he's a professor of history at st. louis university in st. louis, missouri. he is the author and editor of 12 books, including "america's promise, a concise history of the united states." he taught at hong kong university. so, he has been around the world in the places where lots of action is occurring. he's been interviewed about politics and current events for national review, npr, cnn and the bbc. he's the founding editor of the journal of policy history, and academic journal concerned with the application of historical perspectives to public policy studies. he earned his b.a. degree and masters p.h.d. at the university of california, berkeley. many of us know phyllis schlafly because she authored, "a choice, not an echo." others of us may know her because she stopped the passage of the equal rights amendment. still, others might know fill -- might know phyllis schlafly because of her leadership on the national defense and sovereignty issues, or because she is in the member of the eagle forum, that she started in the 1970's. all of these elements make up p

bookshelf,history donald critchlow talks about his book, phyllis schlafly and grassroots conservatism: a woman's crusade. in the autobiography, he talks about the career of phyllis schlafly, including her fight against the equal rights amendment. her stance on conservatism and the emergence of the republican right wing. this was recorded at the heritage foundation in 2005. it is about 40 minutes. heritage foundation, we envision an america with freedom, opportunity and prosperity. we're also pleased to honor those who have served so much to advance the cause and values that we stand for. we're pleased today to feature a discussif