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I Want…(Can’t Say It)
Back in 1996, I watched an episode about Mormonism on 60 Minutes, including an interview with then current LDS church president, Gordon B. Hinckley. The part of the program that most impacted me was when the report stated that Mormon … Continue reading
Posted in priesthood, women
Tagged Gordon B. Hinckley, ordination, priesthood, taboo, women, women's ordination
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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
Superboy and the Invisible Girl
I saw the musical Next to Normal last fall. It’s not a perfect musical, but covering mental health can be tricky. While I don’t agree with all of the messages the musical sends about mental health and healthcare, I thought … Continue reading
Posted in confidence, female divine, Gender roles, Heavenly Mother, mental health, parenting, women
Tagged Gender roles, Mormon women, women
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War, Part One
I was seven months pregnant in October of 2010 when my midwife alerted me to the fact that my chosen post-pregnancy method of birth control, a copper IUD, might not be available. A proposed amendment to the state of Colorado’s … Continue reading
Guest Post: Mormon Women Oral History Project
AKA The best thing I did in Vienna by Rachel Hunt Steenblik (This post is cross posted at Rachel’s personal blog. Rachel is a PhD student in philosophy of religion and theology at Claremont Graduate University. She recently returned from … 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
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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Why Can’t Women Be Witnesses?
Last week my husband participated in Stake Day at the Temple. He took the afternoon off from work and went to help with some sealings. While I myself have a hard time with the temple, I do want to be … Continue reading
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
An Awakening
Today’s guest is from Heidi, as a continuing part of our Doves & Serpents and Exponent Blog Swap. Heidi has a reverence for books and music that most people reserve for church. She is an American living in England with … Continue reading
