At the National Women's Republican Club, Phyllis gives a speech. When she sits back down, a waiter throws a pie in her face. 

It is April of 1977, and 35 of 38 states have ratified the Equal Rights Amendment. 

Gloria Steinem and Midge Costanza visit Bella Abzug, who has permanently moved back to New York since losing the senate election last November. 

The three of them toast to Midge, who is the first female assistant to the president. 

Midge asks Bella to lead the National Women's Conference in the upcoming November, Bella agrees. 

Phyllis stays up late reading a newspaper article about Bella. 

Bella holds a staff meeting for the National Women's Conference. They argue over making Betty a committee chair. 

At a Stop ERA meeting, Phyllis, Alice, Pamela, Rosemary, and Lottie discuss the upcoming National Women's Conference.

Lottie suggests organizing a counter-protest, but Phyllis says they should run to represent their states so they can have power on the conference floor. 

They decide that Phyllis should stay home since she is still recovering from the pie incident. Rosemary puts herself in charge of the plan. 

Rosemary organizes a group called Citizens Review Committee. Bella and Gloria realize that Phyllis and her women are behind this.

Bella and Betty speak over the phone. 

In response to Citizens Review Committee gaining attention, Bella wants to see Phyllis in Illinois. 

Phyllis, Fred, and their children are having their family photos taken. Phyllis discovers that her daughter, Phyllis "Phyl" Jr., changed her name to Liza. They argue.

Bella arrives in Illinois to a cheering crowd, but Alice, Pamela, and Rosemary are protesting Bella's arrival. Phyllis did not show up yet.

Phyllis is still in her bedroom, sweating and feverish. Eleanor checks on her and Phyllis disinvites her to Thanksgiving that year.

Before Bella is due to give a speech, she runs into Rosemary, Pamela, and Alice backstage. Bella tries to warn them about Phyllis.

When Bella arrives back in New York, she fights with Gloria. Gloria believes that Bella is compromising too much.

Phyllis is unable to sleep because of how sweaty she is. She goes to check the mail and finds a package for Liza. She opens it, and it is a cassette tape. She plays the tape and is horrified that her daughter is listening to The Runaways.

Alice visits Phyllis, who is cutting parts from various speeches by second-wave feminists. Alice is upset.

When Phyllis releases the edited tapes, they circulate nationally. Bella discovers Phyllis has indirect ties to the Ku Klux Klan.

Bella decides to eliminate gay rights from the National Women's Conference agenda, upsetting Midge and her partner.

Phyllis and her women panic about the Ku Klux Klan ties. Alice suggests they organize a press conference with Lottie to denounce hate groups officially.

Phyllis thought none of them were going to the Conference in Houston, but Alice, Rosemary, and Pamela won their seats, and they are going. 

Bella and Betty speak on the phone again. Betty gives Bella advice. 

Bella goes to visit Gloria at her apartment and tells Gloria about her time as Willie McGee's lawyer. Bella decides to re-add gay rights to the conference schedule. She promises to try and keep the antis out, but Gloria suggests letting them in after all.

Various characters open their NWC agendas, which they received by mail.

Lottie phones Phyllis. Phyllis agrees to go with Lottie's counter-protest idea.