If you love Mrs. America's Cate Blanchett, here's what you can look forward to seeing in the near future!
Long before its April 15 premiere, FX's limited series Mrs. America was at the top of my personal "must-see TV in 2020" list. The cast is one of the most impeccable amongst this year's TV offerings, with Cate Blanchett as ostensible lead, Rose Byrne, Uzo Aduba, Margo Martindale, and Tracey Ullman, plus numerous other famous faces taking on supporting roles. The show focuses on the battle between the the left and the right to ratify the Equal Right Amendment in the 1970s, a fight which has now become evergreen (spoiler alert: it's still not ratified) and …
The limited series Mrs. America, available to stream at FX on Hulu, follows conservative Phyllis Schlafly (Cate Blanchett, who’s also an executive producer on the series), who led the backlash against the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) during the culture wars of the 1970s, forever shifting the political landscape. As she went up against the second wave of feminists, including Gloria Steinem (Rose Byrne), Betty Friedan (Tracey Ullman), Shirley Chisholm (Uzo Aduba), Bella Abzug (Margo Martindale) and Jill Ruckelshaus (Elizabeth Banks), she helped give rise and a voice to the Moral Majority. During this conference call, …
Mrs. America is not a story with a happy ending. To be clear, the era of history being chronicled by the new FX miniseries is one that witnessed substantial change for the way in which women weren't just treated, but regarded in American society. To quote an advertising campaign created to profit off the women's movement, "We've come a long way, baby." However, while the civil rights strides that have been made over the decades represent significant progress, any narrative talking about the Equal Rights Amendment is going to feel like a tragedy. For years, women (and …
When it comes to the fascinating pockets of American history, there's a power player that helped shape the discourse of US politics that you might not have heard of: Phyllis Schlafly. The conservative activist was a leading voice in opposition of the feminist movement in the 1970s and launched the "STOP ERA" campaign, a movement organized in opposition to the Equal Rights Amendment. With FX's new historical drama Mrs. America, two-time Oscar-winning actress Cate Blanchett brings Schlafly to life in the series from creator Dahvi Waller. Set during the fight for the ERA, the series takes …
The first look at Cate Blanchett and her co-stars in the upcoming FX series Mrs. America has been revealed. The transformation each cast member has undergone is stunning. You'd be forgiven for doing some big double-takes as you scroll through the first images of all the key players, which are available below. Leading the charge for "Best Dead Ringer" is Blanchett herself, who will be playing conservative '70s activist Phyllis Schlafly in the nine-episode limited series. Blanchett's Schlafly will be facing off against prominent feminist leaders and thinkers of the time, including Rose Byrne as …