Cate Blanchett as Phyllis Schlafly
The two-time Oscar winner stars in Mrs. America as the conservative Illinois housewife hell-bent on stopping the Equal Rights Amendment dead in its tracks. She also served as executive-producer on the limited series, so she's a two-time 2020 Emmy nominee, for Outstanding Limited Series and Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie.
Rose Byrne as Gloria Steinem
The Bridesmaids and Spy star portrays the iconic feminist figure and co-founder of both Ms. Magazine and the National Women's Political Caucus.
Tracey Ullman as Betty Friedan
The iconic and chameleonic comedian is nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her performance as the fiery author of The Feminine Mystique who is commonly referred to as the mother of the women's movement.
Margo Martindale as Bella Abzug
The three-time Emmy winner known for her work on Justified and The Americans could add to her tally if she wins Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her turn as the three-term Congresswoman from New York who coined the iconic campaign slogan "This woman's place is in the house—the House of Representatives" and spearheaded the effort to ratify the ERA.
Elizabeth Banks as Jill Ruckelshaus
The Hunger Games star and Charlie's Angels director portrays the pro-choice and socially progressive Republican appointed by President Gerald Ford to run a presidential commission to advance women's rights, and who fought to keep her party from being overtaken by the Religious Right.
Uzo Aduba as Shirley Chisholm
The Orange Is the New Black actress is also Emmy-nominated for Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie for her role as the first African American Congresswoman and first Black candidate to run for president from a national political party when she mounted an unprecedented campaign in 1972.
Ari Graynor as Brenda Feigen-Fasteau
The I'm Dying Up Here star plays the young feminist and Harvard-educated lawyer who not only co-founded Ms. Magazine with Steinem, but also worked with future Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the ACLU.
Niecy Nash as Florynce "Flo" Kennedy
The Getting On and When They See Us star appears as the feminist activist and lawyer who served as friend and confidante to both Steinem and Chisholm and co-created the Black Feminist Organization from salon-style gatherings in her apartment.
James Marsden as Phil Crane
The Westworld star guests as the conservative Congressman from Illinois with presidential aspirations who became one of Schlafly's most powerful allies.
John Slattery as Fred Schlafly
The Mad Men actor stars as Phyllis' husband, a prominent lawyer, GOP donor and anti-communist activist.