Introduction
In June 1977， the book editor of the Chicago Tribune asked
me if I considered myself capable of writing an objective re-
view of Phyllis Schlafly s ninth book， The Power of the Posi-
tive Woman. By then， of course， Schlafly had an entrenched
national reputation as the woman who， against all odds， had
:stalled， and perhaps stopped， the Equal Rights Amendment
(ERA)---on its way to easy ratification in 1972 when
Sehlafly declared all-out war. Among my fellow writers，
Phyllis Sehlafly was about as popular as Anita Bryant.
\"Of course，\" I replied. I had no ax to grind. I support ERA，
but I had never worked actively for it. I considered myself a
feminist， but， at times， I had found leaders of the pro-ERA
side as ridiculous as leaders of the anti-ERA side. Besides， I
liked to think I could， under all circumstances， judge a book
by what s between its covers， not by my opinion of its au-
thor s politics.
The Power of the Positive Woman， a mix of Schlafly s ad-
vice on \"How to Be a Happy Housewife\" and her seemingly
endless parade of arguments against the ERA， was a chal-
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