“Finding Exponent II, Finding Myself” Caroline May 19, 2024 No Comments Little did I know that the blog would become a lifeline to me over the next two decades. Continue Reading... Camille Johnson and the Missing Parts of her Working Mother Story Caroline May 5, 2024 129 Comments “I don’t think we should forget the distance we’ve traveled to get to this moment. As with many other topics pertaining to the church, it Continue Reading... Mormon Feminists Riding the Edge: Thoughts on Institutional Improvements for Women in the Last Decade Caroline November 5, 2023 9 Comments I always liked that story from Juanita Brooks about riding the edge of the herd.* Her father once told her that it is the Continue Reading... Making Mothers’ Day Better at Church Caroline May 7, 2023 17 Comments As many people know, Mothers’ Day at church can be a hard day for women. Women might feel inadequate and depressed when speakers’ over-the-top rhetoric Continue Reading... LDS Culture, Power Posturing, and Stunted Spiritual Development: The Dangers of Hero-Worshipping our Church Leaders Caroline November 5, 2022 46 Comments About twenty years ago, I was lucky enough to come into the orbit of the great LDS sociologist Armand Mauss. We were a group of Continue Reading... Acknowledging Institutional Mistakes is a Strength Not a Weakness: Wisdom from Oral Histories with Mormon Women of Color Caroline September 4, 2022 14 Comments I was elated to interview Nadine in 2015 for my dissertation on Mormon women of color navigating issues of race and gender (now a book). Continue Reading... Come Follow Me: Ruth; 1 Samuel 1-3 “My Heart Rejoiceth in the Lord” Caroline June 3, 2022 1 Comment Intro question: There are two books in the Bible named after women. Today we’ll be looking at one of them. What are they? Our focus Continue Reading... Teaching the Addiction Recovery Program to Non-Addicted Relief Society Women: Thoughts and Reflections Caroline May 1, 2022 10 Comments Last year my Relief Society presidency decided to devote a meeting every couple of months to teaching the Addiction Recovery Program (ARP) to the women. Continue Reading... Family Home Evening, Les Miserables, and Teaching Ethics to the Kids Caroline January 14, 2022 21 Comments I didn’t grow up doing Family Home Evening. In my small, less-than-orthodox family with a widowed mother and one brother, having a formal night of Continue Reading... Modern Mormon Women Leaders and the Dearth of Institutional Memory Caroline November 7, 2021 8 Comments A few years ago, I was conducting an oral history interview with a Mormon woman from South Africa, now living in the U.S. Samantha’s* life Continue Reading... « Previous Page1 Page2 Page3 Page4 Page5 Page6 Page7 Page8 Page9 Page10 Page11 Page12 Page13 Page14 Page15 Page16 Page17 Page18 Page19 Page20 Page21 Page22 Page23 Page24 Page25 Page26 Page27 Page28 Page29 Next »
Camille Johnson and the Missing Parts of her Working Mother Story Caroline May 5, 2024 129 Comments “I don’t think we should forget the distance we’ve traveled to get to this moment. As with many other topics pertaining to the church, it Continue Reading...
Mormon Feminists Riding the Edge: Thoughts on Institutional Improvements for Women in the Last Decade Caroline November 5, 2023 9 Comments I always liked that story from Juanita Brooks about riding the edge of the herd.* Her father once told her that it is the Continue Reading...
Making Mothers’ Day Better at Church Caroline May 7, 2023 17 Comments As many people know, Mothers’ Day at church can be a hard day for women. Women might feel inadequate and depressed when speakers’ over-the-top rhetoric Continue Reading...
LDS Culture, Power Posturing, and Stunted Spiritual Development: The Dangers of Hero-Worshipping our Church Leaders Caroline November 5, 2022 46 Comments About twenty years ago, I was lucky enough to come into the orbit of the great LDS sociologist Armand Mauss. We were a group of Continue Reading...
Acknowledging Institutional Mistakes is a Strength Not a Weakness: Wisdom from Oral Histories with Mormon Women of Color Caroline September 4, 2022 14 Comments I was elated to interview Nadine in 2015 for my dissertation on Mormon women of color navigating issues of race and gender (now a book). Continue Reading...
Come Follow Me: Ruth; 1 Samuel 1-3 “My Heart Rejoiceth in the Lord” Caroline June 3, 2022 1 Comment Intro question: There are two books in the Bible named after women. Today we’ll be looking at one of them. What are they? Our focus Continue Reading...
Teaching the Addiction Recovery Program to Non-Addicted Relief Society Women: Thoughts and Reflections Caroline May 1, 2022 10 Comments Last year my Relief Society presidency decided to devote a meeting every couple of months to teaching the Addiction Recovery Program (ARP) to the women. Continue Reading...
Family Home Evening, Les Miserables, and Teaching Ethics to the Kids Caroline January 14, 2022 21 Comments I didn’t grow up doing Family Home Evening. In my small, less-than-orthodox family with a widowed mother and one brother, having a formal night of Continue Reading...
Modern Mormon Women Leaders and the Dearth of Institutional Memory Caroline November 7, 2021 8 Comments A few years ago, I was conducting an oral history interview with a Mormon woman from South Africa, now living in the U.S. Samantha’s* life Continue Reading...