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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

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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

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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

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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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