To know the history, purpose, and destiny of the Relief Society
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich is a popular Mormon feminist historian. Whenever she comes to Salt Lake City to speak, women flock to hear her–both LDS and non-LDS–because of her views on feminism. She is one of the originators of Exponent II, a Boston-based organization/journal of Mormon Feminist thought. The name Exponent II came from a magazine […]
“On the 13th of January, 1870, notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, the old tabernacle,” says the Deseret News, “was densely packed with ladies of all ages, and, as that building will comfortably seat five thousand persons, there could not have been fewer than between five and six thousand present on the occasion.” Imagine, if […]
One of the first women’s rights demonstrations in United States history took place in 1870 in Utah Territory. The Relief Society held an Indignation Meeting on January 14th in the Old Tabernacle Building on Temple Square. Several other meetings were held as the sparks continued to fly and the women stood firm in their convictions. Mormon […]
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