Phyllis Schlafly in 2007. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
“I actually find it very useful to read works of hagiography, because then you understand why she appealed to so many people on the far right,” Waller says of this biography by a conservative scholar. The book offers a primer on conservative activism, explains Schlafly’s background in nuclear defense and includes detailed accounts of several events that made it into the series.
