A few years ago, I began studying Mormon history in earnest. I realized that my time as a history research assistant about the Mormon Trail in 2009 was not just a summer job before...
book review / Culture / feminism / history / Journeys / Relationships
by April Young-Bennett · Published March 16, 2017
My local Relief Society teacher posted some pictures on the board and asked the class to contrast them: Mormon women at the Women’s Session of General Conference on one side, protestors at the Women’s...
June 12, 1840 After crossing the ocean to attend the World Anti-Slavery Convention in London, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott and all other women were not permitted to participate. Instead, they were offered seats...
Belief / feminism / Gender / Gospel
by Mraynes · Published May 5, 2014 · Last modified March 8, 2016
Several months ago I was asked to give a talk in my ward’s Sacrament Meeting in celebration of International Women’s Day. The following is the text of that talk. Introduction Several years ago I...
by April Young-Bennett · Published March 22, 2014 · Last modified March 4, 2016
April: My daughter’s PTA just sent an email saying they are decorating her school with quotes about leadership. The email listed 17 quotes and asked if anyone had any other quotes to suggest. All...
history / Intersectionality / women
by Emily U · Published January 20, 2014 · Last modified November 6, 2018
On this Martin Luther King Jr. Day I wanted to honor his life and work but also remember the women of the civil rights movement. I began by reading about Coretta Scott King, and...
Family / feminism / Gender / history / Policy / women
by TopHat · Published October 4, 2013 · Last modified January 21, 2016
by Lucy M. Hewlings, First published in The Women’s Exponent, vol. 7 no. 17 February 1, 1879 The question has been asked, “Was there ever a time when there were no learned women?” To this...
One week from today, Mormon women will attend the Priesthood Session of General Conference to show support for women’s ordination. Since January, Mormons have been studying Lorenzo Snow in Relief Society and Priesthood classes....
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