Culture / feminism / history / Intersectionality / podcast / women
by Heather · Published June 6, 2021
Few things are as exciting to me as thorough explorations of origin stories–especially if they revolve around badass women, challenge my assumptions, and elevate my thinking. So I rightly suspected I would love Amy...
If you are anything like me, then lessons on missionary work set my heart racing and fill me with dread. Maybe it has something to do with that time a friend returned the Book...
On March 12, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced it would remove historic murals from the Salt Lake and Manti Temples as part of the renovation process, leaving many of us...
Belief / book review / Gospel / women
by Heather · Published February 7, 2021 · Last modified February 25, 2021
When it comes to first time temple experiences, I consider myself lucky. As a college junior I was taking several classes in folklore and mythology and was waist high in initiation rites: symbols, punishments,...
Through my work with the BYU College of Education, I had the chance on Friday to not just attend the annual Bear River Massacre Commemoration ceremony, which remembers the largest single slaughter of Native...
I grew up in the 70s when the battle over the Equal Rights Amendment raged. My mom, ever obedient and faithful, was encouraged by the Church to support the anti-ERA movement, headed by conservative...
I have been hungry for this book for as long as I’ve known Melody Newey Johnson. We met virtually as bloggers on the Exponent listserv, where we discuss blog business, swap stories, and create...
Belief / Culture / Gender / Intersectionality / women
by Heather · Published October 4, 2020 · Last modified October 7, 2020
There is no such thing as universal, standard, normal, one size fits all. So writes Caroline Criada Perez in her fascinating book Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men. Chapter by...
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