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Women
14 March 2008 @ 22:29 | This Month We Celebrate, Women's History Month | 21 Comments
Women’s History Month. Wow. How’s that for a heavy load of words? I’ve been asked (directly or indirectly) several times already what woman from history has most influenced my life. Now that’s a question that requires a lot of thought. I’m not sure I’ve got time for that kind of thought. I’ve got too many [...]
New Friend
9 March 2008 @ 16:06 | Women's History Month | 5 Comments
This week I’ve been getting to know Susa Young Gates. The daughter of Brigham Young and Lucy Bigelow, his twenty-second wife, Susa was no ordinary woman. The following excerpt from Mormon Sisters, by Claudia Bushman, describes, some of her accomplishments.
“During her lifetime of seventy-seven years, she was a prolific writer, musician, genealogist, teacher organizer, [...]
Sometimes well behaved woman do make history
5 March 2008 @ 08:29 | Women's History Month | 28 Comments
You probably don’t know this about me, but I am a product of what has been dubbed “one of the most heartbreaking episodes of in the annals of Mormon polygamy.” Or something like that.
Silent
30 March 2007 @ 06:30 | Women's History Month | 9 Comments
I fear a Man of frugal Speech–
I fear a Silent Man–
Haranguer–I can overtake–
Or Babbler–entertain–
But He who weigheth–While the Rest–
Expend their furthest pound–
Of this Man–I am wary–
I fear that He is Grand–
–Emily Dickinson
I am the product of a long line of opinionated, flawed, and strong women. My grandmother, who stubbornly lived to be 93 years-old, [...]
Condemn Me Not Because of Mine Imperfections
23 March 2007 @ 08:02 | Women's History Month | 49 Comments
Editor’s Note: This is another (very welcome) guest post from Emily M.
The Book of Mormon mentions five women by name: Sariah, Abish, Isabel, Eve, and Mary. It refers, without naming, to various wives (of Nephi and his brothers, of King Lamoni, of Jacob’s philandering people); to an abused servant girl of a dissenting army leader; [...]
Advocating for the “female” professions?
16 March 2007 @ 07:29 | Women's History Month | 28 Comments
When I was young, my father told me I could “be” anything.
I believed him.
