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War, Part Two
Since the “war on women” began I have heard several friends, pundits, politicians express disbelief that access to contraception and women’s empowerment are in any way correlated. This is a shocking assertion to me because research has consistently shown that … Continue reading
Guest Post: Are We Just Preaching to the Choir?
by Taylor Berlin Taylor Berlin is a senior at BYU studying Theatre and enjoys running, knitting, reading, and all things nerdy. (Admin note: Taylor left this comment on the recent “Call to Reaction to Boyd K. Packer” post. She raised … Continue reading
Argument For…
In part two of our “Argument Against/For” day (first installment here), I wanted to share the Argument for women’s suffrage, prepared by H. G. Cattell, an assemblyman in the 67th California district in 1911. Like this morning’s post, the 1911 … Continue reading
Posted in feminism, Gender roles, history, humor, leadership, Mormon women, priesthood, women
Tagged feminism, mormon feminism, Mormon women, priesthood, women, women's history
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Argument Against…
In 1911, the state of California was in heated debate about granting suffrage for women. I recently came across one of the arguments against granting women suffrage, written by Sentator J. B. Sanford of the Democratic Caucus. Reading through it, … Continue reading
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Tagged feminism, mormon feminism, Mormon women, priesthood, women, women's history
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Guest Post: The Turbid Ebb and Flow of Mormon Feminism
by Lala (Lala is a secondary music teacher in her second year of marriage.) I am not a mature Mormon Feminist. As much as I long to be like the diplomatic, assertive, adult women in the forefront of our … Continue reading
Insignificant Events That Make a Mormon Feminist
I have always been a feminist on weekdays but not always on Sundays. My innate desire to promote equality in politics, business and family life has usually been encouraged. In contrast, I learned to suppress any concerns about inequity at … Continue reading
Posted in feminism, mission, missionary work, Mormon Life, Mormon women, Primary lessons, Young Women
Tagged becoming a feminist, feminism, timeline
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Metaphysical Christmas Orphans
I have a friend who works a counsellor at a homeless youth shelter. I was of the mind to offer to help at the shelter with time or money, so asked her what the youth she supervised were doing for Christmas. In my … Continue reading
Posted in Christmas, female divine, Mormon Life, Mormon women, personal notes
Tagged Christmas, feminism
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Feminist Grief
First published at The Bee in Your Bonnet, February 2011 I am not a grief counselor or claim any sort of professional understanding of grief. My experience with grief is just that of a human’s: grief is a normal part … Continue reading
Poll: Self-Identifying as a Feminist
In Heidi’s guest post, An Awakening, she proudly identified herself as a feminist but told us that her husband won’t wear the label of feminist in spite of agreeing with feminist ideals. How do you feel about calling yourself a … Continue reading
Hearken: The Symbolism of The Bride, The Bridegroom and the Marriage
Symbolism is an important part of religion. As Latter-day Saints, we are well familiar that the Bridegroom is the biblical term that symbolises Christ; The Bride is symbolic of His church, (Isa. 54:5; Jer. 3:14; Jer. 31:32) and the Marriage … Continue reading
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