After facing heat from her male colleague as they oppose her run for Congress, conservative activist Phyllis Schlafly sets her eyes on fighting against the attempt to pass the Equal Rights Amendment.
As Phyllis rallies the people to fight against the ERA, Gloria Steinem leads the charge to pass it, using her position as an editor-in-chief of a feminist magazine and the co-founder of the National Women's Political Caucus.
With the DNC approaching, Shirley Chisholm stands her ground as she prepares to run for president. Phyllis makes a move to take her campaign nation-wide, but struggles to minimize the racism coming from southern states.
In an attempt to take down Phyllis and her Stop ERA campaign, Betty Friedan challenges Phyllis to a debate, aiming to discredit her, but the attempt backfires.
As the liberal Feigen-Fasteaus debate the conservative Schlaflys, both couples struggle to deal with their respective marital problems and the effect their political fight has on their lives.
With the White House taking a stance that goes against Phyllis's own wishes, she finds herself embroiled in conflict with Jill Ruckelshaus, a feminist republican.
With the National Women's Conference threatening to derail Phyllis's fight, she tries to figure out how to sabotage it by getting her own people inside.
At the conference, the anti-ERA women are challenged to defend their cause, while those in the rival camp try to influence them and expose their techniques.
The feminist movement suffers a hit when President Carter fires Bella Abzug. Phyllis tries to leverage her campaign to secure a position in the administration of Ronald Reagan.