Long-time conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly has died at the age of 92, according to The Eagle Forum, a pro-family conservative organization that she co-founded in 1972. In 1949, she married John Schlafly, Jr., an attorney from a wealthy St. Louis family. The Eagle Forum was originally known as STOP ERA, though the effort to defeat the amendment would become synonymous with Schlafly’s name. In addition to her 1952 Congressional run, she ran unsuccessfully for the presidency of the National Federation of Republican Women. She fought every day right to the end for America First.”Schlafly was the author of 27 books and thousands of articles, according to the Eagle Forum.

Source: Huffington Post September 05, 2016 23:37 UTC