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'''Phyllis McAlpin Schlafly''' (August 15, 1924 - September 5, 2016) was a founding member of the modern conservative movement.  She was described by the ''New York Times'' as the “one of the most relentless and accomplished platform debaters of any gender to be found on any side of any issue.”<ref>Joseph Lelyveld, future Executive Editor of the ''New York Times'', in ''The New York Times Magazine'' (1977).</ref>  "I think she's probably the best political organizer we've seen in American history," stated author Rick Perlstein.<ref>[http://www.bustle.com/articles/183468-phyllis-schlafly-helped-create-the-republican-party-as-we-know-it-video Phyllis Schlafly Helped Create The Republican Party As We Know It], Retro Report</ref>  Her political activism spanned 70 years and it is difficult to find any position that she was ever on the wrong side of.

'''Phyllis McAlpin Schlafly''' (August 15, 1924 - September 5, 2016) was a founding member of the modern conservative movement.  She was described by the ''New York Times'' as the “one of the most relentless and accomplished platform debaters of any gender to be found on any side of any issue.”<ref>Joseph Lelyveld, future Executive Editor of the ''New York Times'', in ''The New York Times Magazine'' (1977).</ref>  "I think she's probably the best political organizer we've seen in American history," stated author Rick Perlstein.<ref>[http://www.bustle.com/articles/183468-phyllis-schlafly-helped-create-the-republican-party-as-we-know-it-video Phyllis Schlafly Helped Create The Republican Party As We Know It], Retro Report</ref>  Her political activism spanned 70 years and it is difficult to find any position that she was ever on the wrong side of.

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