ACTRESS Cate Blanchett is stepping back in time.

The two-time Oscar and Golden Globe winner is portraying conservative constitutional lawyer Phyllis Schlafly, who actively fought against the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment, in the upcoming FX limited series “Mrs. America.” This marks the actress’ first starring TV role, following an acclaimed guest appearance on the mockumentary series “Documentary Now.”

During the network’s Television Critics Association presentation Tuesday, FX chairman John Landgraf released the first official look at Blanchett and her co-stars, including Rose Byrne as feminist activist Gloria Steinem, Elizabeth Banks as special White House assistant Jill Ruckelshaus and Margo Martindale as leader of the Women’s Movement Bella Abzug, Uzo Aduba as politician Shirley Chisholm, Tracey Ullman as feminist writer Betty Friedan and FX regular Sarah Paulson as an original character, Alice.

Rounding out the star-studded cast are John Slattery as Schlafly’s husband, Fred, and James Marsden as politician Phil Crane.

The upcoming series, written by Dahvi Waller (“Desperate Housewives” and “Mad Men”), tells the story over the 1970s battle to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment and the unexpected backlash led by Schlafly. Like “Impeachment: American Crime Story,” the story is told through the eyes of the key female figures of that era, and looks at how the cultural wars gave rise to the Moral Majority and shifted the political landscape.

No release date has been set for the series, which is the latest political drama coming to FX.(SD-Agencies)