Someone Had To Do It First: Mrs. America (Dahvi Waller, 2020)

The past speaks to us, but only if we listen.

Mrs. America, the new FX drama about second-wave feminism and Phyllis Schlafly’s crusade against the ERA, presents itself explicitly as a parable for our political moment. The following things happen therein: An anti-establishment candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination refuses to drop out befor…