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Mrs America

  1. in conversation
    Melanie Lynskey Felt Like a Hollywood MisfitAfter debuting at 17, the actress was lost in the industry. “I kept getting reminded I was not the things you needed to be.”
    By E. Alex Jung
  2. emmys 2020
    The Failure of Mrs. America’s Phyllis SchlaflyRevisiting the show, I started to think about Bette Davis’s performance in In This Our Life and what it takes to create a white female villain.
    By Angelica Jade Bastién
  3. finales
    Mrs. America Ends With a Loaded EllipsisThe takeaway may seem to be that Phyllis Schlafly won in the end, but “Reagan” argues just as strongly that this story isn’t over yet.
    By Jen Chaney
  4. chat room
    Sarah Paulson Asked to Sit Out AHS So She Could Do Mrs. America“I’d gotten a phone call from my agent that said, ‘Cate’s doing this thing, do you want to sit down with these women?’”
    By Jackson McHenry
  5. overnights
    Mrs. America Recap: Because I Got HighSarah Paulson’s Alice goes to wonderland, in a far-fetched trip to the National Women’s Conference.
    By Jen Chaney
  6. mrs. america
    The True Story of the Guy Who Threw a Pie at Phyllis Schlafly“I said, ‘That’s for the ERA, you bitch!’ and walked right out.”
    By Nadja Sayej
  7. history lessons
    How Mrs. America’s Characters Compare to Their Real-Life CounterpartsThe series about the 1970s ERA ratification effort doesn’t need to digress from history for the sake of a good story — but it still occasionally does.
    By Sarene Leeds
  8. overnights
    Mrs. America Recap: Pie in the EyeThe road to a showdown at the National Women’s Convention is paved with pie assault and deep-fake mixtapes.
    By Jen Chaney
  9. overnights
    Mrs. America Recap: Right Up Your SkirtThe one where the conservatives and misogynists are winning.
    By Jen Chaney
  10. overnights
    Mrs. America Recap: Free to Be You and MeAnother episode, another debate, this one with an added dose of marital tension.
    By Jen Chaney
  11. overnights
    Mrs. America Recap: The Catfight ComethIn this corner: Phyllis Schlafly. In the other: Betty Friedan.
    By Jen Chaney
  12. overnights
    Mrs. America Recap: Power Concedes NothingWhite feminism is a hell of a drug.
    By Jen Chaney
  13. overnights
    Mrs. America Recap: There Was Also JamThe rise and controlled rage of Gloria Steinem.
    By Jen Chaney
  14. tv review
    Mrs. America Isn’t Just a History LessonLed by an all-star cast, the FX on Hulu limited series is an addictive retelling of the Equal Rights Amendment fight.
    By Matt Zoller Seitz
  15. overnights
    Mrs. America Premiere Recap: Are You Ladies Decent?Introducing Phyllis Schlafly, feminism’s worst nightmare, brought to you by the exceptional Cate Blanchett.
    By Jen Chaney
  16. trailer mix
    Mrs. America Trailer: Cate Blanchett vs. the ‘Feminist Totalitarian Nightmare’Also, Rose Byrne! Uzo Aduba! Margo Martindale!
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  17. casting
    Sarah Paulson, Uzo Aduba, and More to Help Secure Emmys for FX’s ERA DramaSorry to literally every other show that is not this one.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  18. casting
    Cate Blanchett to Grace American Television With FX Series Mrs. AmericaBlanchett is coming for the Emmys.
    By Jordan Crucchiola
  19. sexual assault
    3 More Women Accuse Bill Cosby of Sexual Assault and HarassmentIncluding a former Mrs. America.
    By Nate Jones