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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
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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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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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
Now I Have The Power
Several days ago I was at a park with my children. There was nothing particularly interesting about this park except for two older boys at one corner play-fighting. I don’t like my children to watch or engage in violent behavior … Continue reading
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The New Mormon Feminism
Mormon feminism has had a big year. After being pronounced all but dead, it has been thrilling to see this renaissance take place in such a short period of time. The year started with the rebirth of the feminist literary … Continue reading
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The Sarah Palin Symbol
This is a Sarah Palin post… Are you still reading? Lest anyone be confused, this is not a post where I glorify the former vice-presidential candidate. I, like most feminists, can’t stand Sarah Palin. My politics fall radically to the … Continue reading
Exponent II Classics: Feminism and Mormon Women Today
author Lael Littke In this excerpt from a 2006 Exponent II article, author Lael Littke reflects on her life as a Mormon feminist. Most recently, Lael co-authored The Company of Good Women series, which follows the lives of Mormon women. I grew … Continue reading
Essential Reading For Mormon Feminists
by Caroline One of our readers recently emailed and asked what the most important books were for Mormon feminists to read. Here is my list, but please, readers, contribute your own ideas. I have ranked these books. Three stars means … Continue reading
Scene from the Life of a Mormon Feminist
Last semester in Claudia Bushman’s class called “The Spiritual Autobiography of the American Woman,” our final project was to write our own autobiography. In one chapter, which I called ‘Scenes from the Life of a Mormon Feminist,’ I starkly described … Continue reading
