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Book Review- Frontier Grit: The Unlikely True Stories of Daring Pioneer Women

Dani Addante - September 24, 2019 3

I enjoy reading books about tough women from history, and this book did not disappoint. Frontier Grit tells the stories of twelve pioneer women....

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Patty Sessions: Mormon Pioneer Midwife & Mormon Polygamist/Polyandrist Wife

April Young-Bennett - May 22, 2024 1

Blogger April Young-Bennett writes, "Midwife Patty Sessions was a paradox, a careerwoman and a spiritual leader, publicly faithful while privately mourning how polygamy wreaked havoc on her marriages. Fanciful illustrations capture these paradoxes in a new graphic novel."

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Exponent II provides Mormon 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.

Exponent II was founded in 1974 by a group of Mormon women in Cambridge, Massachusetts. These women were inspired by the original periodical, “The Woman’s Exponent,” to create a forum “posed on the dual platforms of Mormonism and Feminism.”

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