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Exponent II Blog is a feminist forum for women and gender minorities across the Mormon spectrum.
Cross-posted from pilgrimsteps.com In one of the more important Mormon temple rituals, your body is washed with water and anointed with oil. This washing and
My brand of Mormon feminism has led me to plenty of feminist places. I kept my birth name. I want women leaders with equal opportunities
I have a friend who is part of the praise band at our local Presbyterian church; he plays the electric guitar. I’ve gone to church
When I was eight, my grandfather confirmed me a member of the church. The Primary President recorded the blessing and gave it to me as
Lately, I’ve been thinking about time. No, not in the loft space-time-continuum, or deity-time-versus-human-time, or even time-left-until-death. No, I’ve just been thinking about how I
Last weekend a friend expressed shock that I knew how to do french braids, which made me think of this post I wrote about a
When I was a Methodist teenager first learning about Mormons, the youth pastor at my church warned me that Mormons were a lot like the
In 2003, religion journalist Peggy Fletcher Stack wrote a much-discussed article for the Salt Lake Tribune entitled: “Where Have All the Mormon Feminists Gone?” In
One of the blessings of this community we have here at the Exponent, is that I feel less alone in the world because of each
Nine years ago, I sat in a graduate seminar dedicated to studying female writers of the English Renaissance. Our professor asked us to consider what
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.
