I saw her speak at Agnes Scott College in 2006 and she was very impressive. This a very Leftist women’s college in Atlanta. She had security provided by the Young Republicans from Kennesaw College IIRC. Some of the Lefty girls were spitting mad at her, and asked really nasty questions which she answered with grace and aplomb, which made them look terrible. All in all a very worthwhile use of my time, to go see her at work.
It sounds like vintage Schlafly. Thousands of women who followed her learned to do the same, with Schlafly recruiting and guiding generations of conservative women leaders into battle with the Left.