Conservative Leader Phyllis Schlafly, 1924-2016

Phyllis SchlaflyConservative leader Phyllis Schlafly died on Monday. She was 92. Schlafly was active in politics for decades. She recently endorsed Donald Trump for president and was a delegate to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland in July. Over her career, she led grass-roots campaigns against communism and abortion and also helped defeat the Equal Rights Amendment. Schlafly was Roman Catholic and spoke out against gay rights, even after one of her sons admitted he was homosexual.

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