The upcoming limited series will tell the story of the Equal Rights Amendment through the eyes of the women of that era.
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— Mrs. America (@MrsAmericaFX) March 27, 2020
FX today shared a first look images of the cast of the upcoming FX limited series Mrs. America.
- Cate Blanchett as Phyllis Schlafly
- Rose Byrne as Gloria Steinem
- Sarah Paulson as “Alice” (composite character)
- Jay Ellis as Frank Thomas
- Margo Martindale as Bella Abzug
- Uzo Aduba as Shirley Chisholm
- Elizabeth Banks as Jill Ruckelshaus
- Tracey Ullman as Betty Friedan
- John Slattery as Fred Schlafly
- James Marsden as Phil Crane
Mrs. America tells the story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and the unexpected backlash led by a conservative woman named Phyllis Schlafly, played by Blanchett. Through the eyes of the women of that era – both Schlafly and second wave feminists Gloria Steinem, Betty Friedan, Shirley Chisholm, Bella Abzug and Jill Ruckelshaus – the series explores how one of the toughest battlegrounds in the culture wars of the 70s helped give rise to the Moral Majority and forever shifted our political landscape.
