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“The sweetheart of the silent majority" takes center stage in the upcoming FX show, Mrs. America. Pulse Films' Amma Asante directed two episodes of the hot new series starring Cate Blanchett and Rose Byrne. Seen through the eyes of women in the 70s, the show recounts the movement to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and the unexpected backlash led by Phyllis Schlafly.