There is such a woman, she is a scholar who graduated from a famous university, a best-selling author, founded and operated a large-scale civil society, and has strong organizational ability and political influence;
She has a sharp mind, a sharp speech, and a double business.
Best of all, she also gave birth to six children.
I never imagined that Cate Blanchett , the chief general of the world's ji circle and the great demon king with countless curvy girls, would be the first character to enter the small screen to be such a decathlon superman housewife.
However, the more famous label of this real historical figure turned out to be the American conservative "anti-feminist fighter", and the "right-wing lunatic" in the mouth of the liberal elite is the following one:
"Mrs. America"
The story takes place in the 1970s, and the heroine Phyllis Schlafly lives an enviable life:
He is beautiful and talented. He studied political science at the University of Washington during World War II. He worked as a gunner and ballistic technician at night. He published four monographs on nuclear weapons strategy, and one book sold 3 million copies casually;
Husband is a handsome and rich lawyer, Harvard law elite, although he is a little old, but his IQ charm is enough to make up for it;
Raised six children, but managed his life in good order; started studying law at the age of 50, gearing up to run for Congress, determined to enter the political world to exert influence.
In short, it belongs to the kind of firefly-like existence in the dark night with extraordinary energy and unforgettable experience;
In a TV interview, he analyzed and talked eloquently about the US-Soviet nuclear weapons strategy, leaving the arrogant host of the superficial gentleman speechless.
This excellent screen performance gave her a chance to go to Washington to have a dialogue with the campaign sponsor.
At that time in the United States, the second wave of women's liberation movement was in full swing, and the "Equal Rights Amendment" (ERA) had passed both houses of Congress, and then promoted the approval of this bill in the states (38 states are required by law), It has become an important task for the feminist movement to land.
The core clause of the ERA is that "the United States and any state shall not deny or deny the equal rights under the law on the grounds of sex", which includes the rights to contraception, abortion, equal pay for equal work and other demands.
As Phyllis made her way to the Capitol, enthusiastic feminist activists also held signs here, raising their arms and chanting the slogan "ERA".
In the male-dominated political world, in order to quickly gain their favor, Phyllis said something against her heart when she greeted:
Who would have known that it would not take a minute to slap the face. The moment they sat down, this group of male politicians backhanded was a discriminatory note, asking Phyllis to make the minutes of the meeting, just because she was the only woman in the room .
The arrogant Phyliston was blindfolded and his head was buzzing, but he still reluctantly got up to get a pen and paper.
In this short dozen seconds, she did not sit still, but quickly calculated and adjusted strategic points in her mind, and rediscovered a dominant position based on local materials. With the deafening slogan outside the window, she took the main anti-ERA group at that time, anxiety. The American housewives of American housewives are drawn to their side (because the ERA may involve women's military recruitment and the abolition of divorce alimony and other provisions), and bring the focus back to themselves.
Undoubtedly, Phyllis belongs to the typical "turtledove personality" with strong purpose and interests:
✎ "Tortoise people" are rational , indifferent, and selfish. They often think about the ratio of input to output, and take possession and gain of benefits as the only criterion for maintaining a relationship. They are aggressive and defensive. They are successful. of politicians and businessmen often come from this type of personality.
In her heart, she really wanted to draw a clear line with her female identity, because this label really brought inconvenience, making her intelligence suppressed and her ambition difficult to display.
That's why she has repeatedly stressed that she does not want to rely on women's issues to win the election. It is not only a rhetoric of retreating, but also a truth. In her heart, the more "manly" hard-core topics such as national defense and strategic weapons can be regarded as A big event on the table.
However, this trip to Washington allowed Phyllis to experience once again that the male-dominated power circle cannot be squeezed in by so-called ability and kneeling. She must accumulate her own strength and increase her chips at the table.
So she resolutely gave up the high-level endorsement route and founded the American Revolutionary Women's Association. With the ERA's threat to disintegrate the traditional American family as its core (anti-female conscription, anti-abolition of alimony), she gave speeches at parties and sent a letter to herself. He started a new phase of his political career by creating a tabloid approach, and soon became a well-connected organization master, gaining enormous influence among American housewives.
Since then, Phyllis's life trajectory has not followed the usual script set by such strong men. She seems to be the best spokesperson for women's rights. She became known as "anti-feminist" and entered the political arena, which eventually led to "Equal Rights". The Amendment was stranded .
Paradoxically, however, the more Phyllis dedicates herself to blocking the ERA, the more she looks like a role model for feminist empowerment. Opponents may find her hypocritical, utilitarian, and pragmatic, but not conscious of it. She admires her fierceness and tenacity. Her followers of housewives adore her, hoping to become her, to gain her action and perseverance, and have been brought on the road to awakening.
This is the most powerful part of "Mrs. America", it chooses a seemingly very dangerous angle to reflect its main point:
In the process of wrestling with feminists, "anti-feminists" have already gained unknowingly female power.
What a bright sight like the saying goes.
In recent years, there has been an endless stream of female-themed TV series in the 1950s and 1960s, including "The Deadly Woman", "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel", and "My Gifted Girlfriend".
This kind of drama is either lighthearted and humorous, or full of suspense, or retro and exquisite.
Behind this is the saying that all history is contemporary history. The reason why American TV companies with the highest ratings are willing to spend money on filming shows that these themes have good looks, a market, and topics, which can stir the nerves of the audience. , to touch the sensitivities of the present under the protection of the reappearance of the past.
With the further awakening of the new economy and women's self-awareness, the role of women who purely serve the family will inevitably decline, and more identity models will emerge between old-style housewives and strong women in the workplace, and public opinion and the environment are all for these Prepare for change.
Every woman who is struggling to fight is either subjectively or objectively contributing to the freedom of women.
After all, the core of feminism is to allow women to be treated equally, have the ability to choose freely, and receive the respect they deserve at all times.
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