Exponent II Blog is a feminist forum for women and gender minorities across the Mormon spectrum.
Around the last General Conference weekend I had some meaningful conversations with family members about the idea of ordaining women in the LDS church. One
During the weeks preceding and following the recent Ordain Women action, several Mormon feminists, including me, were contacted by our stake presidents or bishops. These
The overall theme in November is “self reliance.” Spunky did an excellent introduction last week here, and you can look up the Aaronic priesthood lessons
I recently attended and participated in my grandmother’s funeral. She was not LDS or an active member of any church. As a veteran, she was
I can’t do car maintenance. https://exponentii.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Picture-23-scaled-1.jpg the Riveter would blush for me. I want to be a strong, independent, modern woman in defiance of gender
Ready for the punchline? Well there isn’t one, but I promise I will tell a joke. When flew back from Lubbock, TX last week, I
One week ago, I stood in a park in downtown Salt Lake City with 200 Ordain Women supporters – and said a prayer for the
I really enjoyed thinking about this lesson because it is so empowering to women, especially to young woman. The September 2013 Visiting Teaching message was
I claimed my name – with all its sordid history—and, by so doing, I transformed it into something beautiful and ennobling for me and for
In her response to Elder Christofferson’s Saturday morning talk from the recent General Conference, Neylan McBaine begins by saying she’s aware of the reasons she’s
Exponent II provides feminist forums for women and gender minorities across the Mormon spectrum to share their diverse life experiences in an atmosphere of trust and acceptance. Through these exchanges, we strive to create a community to better understand and support each other.
