Phyllis Schlafly (1924 - 2016), conservative icon

Phyllis Schlafly, a constitutional lawyer who successfully campaigned against ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment to the U.S. Constitution during the 1970s, died Sept. 5, 2016, according to multiple news sources, including CNN. She was 92. Schlafly, who was widely credited with helping move the Republican Party to the right, went on to found the Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund. The political group announced her death in a statement on Labor Day.