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'Mrs. America' Costume Designer Breaks Down Phyllis Schlafly's and Gloria Steinem's 1970s Outfits

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On Wednesday, an FX series will bring out the bellbottom pants, aviator glasses and polyester power suits. It isn’t just a retro runway — the throwback is for Mrs.

America on Hulu. The show follows the women’s liberation movement during the 1970s, notably its biggest opposition: conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly.

Schlafly, a spiffy housewife, is played by Cate Blanchett, who rallies against feminists Gloria Steinem (Rose Byrne) and Betty Friedan (Tracey Ullman).

Using a pro-family rhetoric and decrying abortion, Schlafly derailed the Equal Rights Amendment — which could have led to equal pay for women (roughly 50 years later, the ERA Coalition is still at work).

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