
Mrs. America
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalbiographyslowfresh & originalheavyrealisticintricatelineargrittyemotive & stirringcomplex relationship
Boxlist takeRealistic and slow-burning: a weighty drama series, gritty rather than glossy. Best if you like patience over pace.
Taste details
Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
Quality rating
7.7 /10
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Season
Miniseries
· 2020 · 9 episodesEpisodes (9)
1Phyllis15 Apr 2020
Conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly considers another run for Congress, amid the women’s movement’s push for passage of the Equal Rights Amendment.
2Gloria15 Apr 2020
While Phyllis mobilizes grassroots support in her fight against the ERA, Gloria Steinem fends off Bella Abzug’s attempts to drag her further into the political game.
3Shirley15 Apr 2020
Shirley Chisholm makes a historic run for president, while Gloria struggles to play politics at the DNC. Phyllis takes her new anti-ERA organization national.
4Betty22 Apr 2020
As Stop ERA grows and gains media attention, Betty Friedan, the mother of the Feminist movement, makes it her mission to take down Phyllis.
5Phyllis & Fred & Brenda & Marc29 Apr 2020
Phyllis and Fred Schlafly debate superstar Feminist couple Brenda and Marc Feigan-Fasteau on television.
6Jill6 May 2020
With a pro-ERA Republican in the White House, Phyllis protests her own party, which puts her in conflict with Republican Feminist leader, Jill Ruckelshaus.
7Bella13 May 2020
Bella is put in charge of the first ever government-funded National Women's Conference. Phyllis and her women clash over how to best disrupt the conference.
8Houston20 May 2020
Alice, Rosemary and Pamela cross into enemy territory at the National Women's Conference in Houston, where they come face-to-face with Feminist leaders.
9Reagan27 May 2020
Gloria, Bella and Jill put pressure on the White House to act on their proposals from the National Women’s Conference. Phyllis prepares to leverage her political victories as the 1980 presidential election draws near.
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What lines up
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Setting / scale: Balanced setting / scale, just how this profile likes it
- Emotional punch: Emotive / stirring, just how this profile likes it
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- Realism: True to life, where this profile leans balanced realism
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Synopsis
The true story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment, and the unexpected backlash led by a conservative woman named Phyllis Schlafly, aka “the sweetheart of the silent majority.”
Synopsis: TMDB
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- Genre
- Drama
- Year
- 2020
- Episode length
- 50 min
- Status
- Ended
- Studio
- FX Productions
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