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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful.
Interesting articles and a great research resource.
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This book is a great resource for anyone doing research on Latter-day Saint women or for anyone simply interested in learning about women and frontier life. All of the articles are insightful and discuss topics that might not be found in the standard history of the LDS church such as mysticism and feminism. There is also extensive writing on polygamy and the effects it had on women in the Church.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful.Good treatment of women's issues
By Jennifer Smith
This book is a collection of articles written in the 70s shortly after "correlation". As a result, one or two of the articles have a slightly bitter tone regarding the resultant loss of female autonomy. Interestingly, however, the predictions made then about how the church would have to change it's RS programs to suit the new global church have come to pass with the new Enrichment program.
Because the articles are written by women with an interest who are not necessarily historians, the articles are of varying quality. Nevertheless, the book is definitely worth a read and should be in your library of Church books.
Despite the title, not all of the articles are about early Utah women. Many of them deal with cultural issues of today. Polygamy is treated but not in as much detail as I would have expected (or preferred) by Mormon women writers.
For the faint of heart, nothing in here is likely to try your faith or tempt you to leave the Church, and know that the authors have tried to be objective about historical, social, and political issues facing Mormon Women.
A good read.
Product Description
In the last twenty years, an increasing number of books on the history of Utah and Mormon women have appeared. The book that led the way for these varied studies came to be when a group of Boston-area women, connected with the periodical Exponent II (named in honour of its nineteenth century predecessor, The Woman's Exponent), got together to publish a collection of topical essays on Utah women's history titled Mormon Sisters. The book became a minor classic in Mormon women's studies and inspired several imitators. Mormon Sisters has been out of print for a number of years. Now back in print, this new edition adds new illustrations, an updated reading list, information on the subsequent careers of the contributors, and an introduction by prominent historian Anne Firor Scott, author of numerous books, including Southern Lady.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #1464636 in Books
- Published on: 1997-10-01
- Original language:English
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 8.39" h x5.43" w x.83" l,.90 pounds
- Binding: Paperback
- 336 pages
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