She was 'the most liberated woman in America.' Now, pop culture is paying attention
The Democratic takeover of the Virginia Legislature this month gives hope for the Equal Rights Amendment to finally meet the required 38 states.
“There’s no point in delving into this period unless it’s going to reveal something about where we are now,” says Blanchett, who is making her first appearance in an American television series with “Mrs. America.” “The reason for me to want to do this was to reverse-engineer how we got to a place where equality was such a political hot button and also reverse-engineer how we got to the backlash that we’re living in right now. And living through, I hope.
But Waller also made the conscious choice not to speak with anyone portrayed in the series who was still alive, or their children, “because then you’re bound to their version of events,” she says. Waller quickly saw the need to expand beyond Schlafly and tell a larger story about women in America, to create “an epic show with all the players from the women’s movement having equal time on-screen,” she said.
Blanchett, a producer on “Mrs. America,” also researched fanatically, watching hours of footage to capture Schlafly’s distinctive mannerisms and noting what she calls the “simplification of her message” over the years.
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