Name: The Threat of the Women's Liberation Movement
Uploaded: 20200417
Duration: 3 min 59 s
Description: For every revolution, there will be an equal and opposite counterrevolution.

FX’s Mrs. America tells the story of the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), and the unexpected backlash that forever shifted the political landscape.

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Explores the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment and the unexpected backlash.

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Mrs. America

Bella (Margo Martindale), Shirley (Uzo Aduba), and Jill (Elizabeth Banks) make a push for equal rights and equal pay.

Equal Pay

Gloria (Rose Byrne), Brenda (Ari Graynor), Stanley Pottinger (Jake Lacy), and Ruth Bader Ginsburg (Tara Nicodemo) debate the answer to women's equality.

The Limelight

Betty (Tracey Ullman) has an awkward encounter as she celebrates the passing of Roe v. Wade.

Betty and Gloria

Shirley's (Uzo Aduba) presidential bid struggles with fading support from her feminist allies.

One Hand Won't Clap

Phyllis (Cate Blanchett), Alice (Sarah Paulson), and Pamela (Kayli Carter) discuss the burgeoning women's liberation movement during a visit to the hair salon.

Not Just a Housewife

Sometimes, the battle follows us home. Stream on Hulu.

Reagan Calls

Resigning

Members of the National Advisory Committee for Women resign in protest of Bella's (Margo Martindale) firing.

Check out selected scenes from Mrs. America on FX. 

Mrs. America Selected Scenes

Alice (Sarah Paulson) is ready to find common ground at the National Women's Conference in Houston, TX.

Consensus

Phyllis (Cate Blanchett) is ambushed with a cherry pie during a speaking engagement.

The Pie

Selected Scenes | Mrs. America on FX

The adventures of Alice in Houston. Stream on Hulu.

Eucharist

We all have our truths. Just depends on how you spin it. Stream on Hulu.

The Couples Debate

Phyllis & Jill

There's one way to win an argument, and then there's her way. Stream on Hulu.

Betty vs. Phyllis

For every revolution, there will be an equal and opposite counterrevolution.

The Threat of the Women's Liberation Movement

She's here to shake the system up. Uzo Aduba is Shirley Chisholm in Mrs. America. Stream on Hulu.

Shirley Tells it Like it is

Congratulations, you’re working girls. Stream on Hulu.