A Visit to Seneca Falls
Standing in an open air chapel, with only two brick walls and remnants of a wood roof left as evidence of its existence, I had a profound feeling that I was on sacred ground....
Category: feminism
The Limit of Words
I participated in initiatories for our ward’s temple assignment last night. I’ve always loved this whole-bodied offering where every part of us is anointed to get about the task of God’s good work on...
Idealized beauty versus idealized intelligence
Our household has been struck with the flu this week (how we got the flu in August when it’s 110 out is beyond me!). So, I thought I’d pass along a quote from a...
Mormon Feminists at Sunstone
If you’ll be in the Salt Lake City area during August 10-12, please consider spending some time at the Sunstone Symposium. The preliminary program can be found here. IMO, the lineup of this year’s...
Hidden Treasure in a Bookstore
Browsing in a bookstore, I happened across a book entitled The Feminine Face of God. I was drawn to it and opened it up. Inside, I found a treasure that I cannot keep to...
A Rose By Any Other Name: Maiden, Hyphenated, or Married Last Name?
I’ve been married seven years, and I still can’t decide what to do about my last name. I’ve done just about everything: I was Emily Clyde Curtis (without the hyphen) for the first year,...
Relief Society Lesson: Women and the Priesthood
After thoroughly enjoying Caroline’s post and the comments about the ideal Relief Society , I decided as the Teaching for Our Times teacher I was going to do my part to make RS more...
Exponent Bloggers at Sunstone West
April 22, 5-6:30 pm, Claremont Graduate University Several of us (including jana, brookewill, caroline, dora and amelia) will be speaking in a panel discussion at Sunstone West next weekend. We would love to have...
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