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The fight for passage of the ERA (Equal Rights Amendment) will be the subject of the forthcoming FX limited series “Mrs. America.”

Oscar winner Cate Blanchett makes her American TV series debut as Phyllis Schlafly, who led the backlash against the proposed constitutional amendment.

Through the eyes of Schlafly and feminists such as Gloria Steinem (Rose Byrne), Bella Abzug (Margo Martindale) and Betty Friedan (Tracey Ullman), the series explores how this political battleground gave rise to the Moral Majority.

The series co-stars Emmy winner Uzo Aduba (“Orange Is the New Black”), Elizabeth Banks (“The Hunger Games”) and John Slattery (“Mad Men”).

“Mrs. America” is filming in Toronto and will air in the spring of 2020. The Blanchett series is one of an ambitious slate for FX beginning next year. The network’s high-profile programming also will include the next installment of the “American Crime Story” franchise.

Titled “Impeachment,” that limited-run series will chronicle the fallout of the Clinton-Lewinsky cigar scandal that rocked the White House in the 1990s. Stars include Beanie Feldstein (“Booksmart”) as Lewinsky, Sarah Paulson as Linda Tripp (John Goodman was unavailable?) and Annaleigh Ashford as Paula Jones.

Casting for the Clinton role has not been announced. Ryan Murphy, Nina Goldstein and the “ACS” team are the executive producers.

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Rose Byrne as Gloria Steinem.
Rose Byrne as Gloria Steinem in "Mrs. America."Sabrina Lantos/FX
Uzo Aduba as Shirley Chisholm.Sabrina Lantos/FX
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John Slattery as Fred Schlafly.
John Slattery as Fred Schlafly.Sabrina Lantos/FX
Margo Martindale as Bella Abzug.
Margo Martindale as Bella Abzug.Sabrina Lantos/FX
Tracey Ullman as Betty Friedan.Sabrina Lantos/FX
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Elizabeth Banks as Jill Ruckelshaus.
Elizabeth Banks as Jill Ruckelshaus.Sabrina Lantos/FX
James Marsden as Phil Crane.
James Marsden as Phil Crane. Sabrina Lantos/FX
Sarah Paulson as Alice. Sabrina Lantos/FX
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