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Women

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

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

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

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 [...]

Condemn Me Not Because of Mine Imperfections

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 [...]

Advocating for the “female” professions?

When I was young, my father told me I could “be” anything. I believed him.

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