Brigham Young the Feminist
Did you know that Brigham Young was a feminist? Ok, he probably wasn’t really, at least not by today’s standards. But I ran across a very interesting statement he made: As I have often told my sisters...
View ArticleWomen’s Roles and the New Testament
The following is taken verbatim from Misquoting Jesus by Bart Ehrman. Dr. Ehrman is a renowned New Testament scholar who has written multiple New York Times bestselling books on the topic. His...
View ArticleGreg Prince – My Journey
The following is a transcript I typed of a speech Greg Prince made at a Mormon Stories conference in Washington D.C. in October 2011. I’ve broken it down into five segments: Evolution and Diversity of...
View ArticleBaby Blessings, Feminism, and Worldviews
I cross-posted this at RationalFaiths.com to try my hand at writing for a larger audience. To my delight, Mormon feminist superheroine Joanna Brooks stumbled across it and even gave it a tip of the...
View ArticleA Response to President Dalton
Whether I’m writing a critique on religion or politics, I usually go out of my way to attack ideas rather than people, especially if they are fellow Mormons. I also try really hard to be constructive...
View ArticleLittle-known History Related to Female Ordination
The Salt Lake Tribute hosted an online discussion between a few noble, capable Mormon women to discuss female ordination. There were two historical anecdotes that were referenced in the discussion,...
View ArticleVirginia Woolf: Had Shakespeare Had a Sister…
An excerpt from Virginia Woolf’s feminist classic “A Room of One’s Own”, in which she imagines what it would have been like if William Shakespeare had an equally gifted sister. [I]t would have been...
View ArticleWhy the Opening Prayer of the General Women’s Session Was Historical
Sister Dorah MkhabelaGeneral Young Women Board In the General Women’s Session this past fall (it’s officially classified an actual session now instead of just a meeting), Sister Dorah Mkhabela of...
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