Mrs. America (TV Mini Series)

Jill (2020)

Cate Blanchett: Phyllis Schlafly

Quotes 

• Phyllis Schlafly : Your husband supports you, uh, leaving your children on a Saturday afternoon?

  Jill Ruckelshaus : Yes. He wants me to have my own life, my own career.

  Phyllis Schlafly : Well, there's nothing stopping you from doing just that.

  Jill Ruckelshaus : Do you know what I had to do to get my commission funded? I had to let more than a dozen congressman put a hand on my arm, my hip, my backside. More than a dozen demanded to see my pretty smile before they agreed to sign on. I had to say, "You'd be our hero" and "You have so much clout" more times than I can remember. And that is nothing compared to what those secretaries on the Hill are dealing with on a daily basis.

  Phyllis Schlafly : But don't you think those kind of women are really just inviting it?

  Jill Ruckelshaus : I'm sorry?

  Phyllis Schlafly : Well, virtuous women are rarely accosted by unwelcome sexual propositions.

  Jill Ruckelshaus : Let me tell you something about those kind of women, Phyllis. They could be me. They could be you. They're just trying to get a fair shake. They wanna go to work, get paid, go home. They're not asking to be harassed, manhandled, degraded, assaulted.

  Phyllis Schlafly : You're so angry.

  Jill Ruckelshaus : How dare you?

  Phyllis Schlafly : Well, with only one state ratified in over two years, even with White House support and a $5 million check from Congress, it must be terribly frustrating for you.

  Jill Ruckelshaus : You wanna get ahead climbing on the shoulders of men, Phyllis, fine. Just know they're looking right up your skirt.