Pioneers | Mormon Women

November 29th, 2011 by admin

An Instrument of Homecoming

Joanna Brooks

Joanna Brooks has emerged as an important commentator on Mormonism for mainstream media. In fact, this year Politico named her as one of 50 commentators to watch in America. She is currently the Chair of the Department of English and Comparative Literature at San Diego State University. She writes about Mormonism and politics for Religion Dispatches and is the author of askmormongirl.com.

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Posted in: 31 - 40 years old, 41 - 50 years old, English, Married with children, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, Uncategorized, United States - Tags: California, careers, education, graduate school, LDS culture, LDS woman, Mormon women, part-member marriage, pioneers, prayer, writing

May 26th, 2010 by admin

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Finding Refuge in the Saints

Saroeun Phin Eav

From 1975 to 1981, Saroeun Eav fought for her life and the lives of her children as she suffered under the rule of the Khmer Rouge in her native country of Cambodia. In this excerpt from her life history, Saroeun tells of death-defying escapes, bearing children in labor camps, and, eventually, her escape to the United States where she joined the Church and raised her children in the gospel.

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Posted in: 61 - 70 years old, 71+, Cambodia, Conversion Stories, Conversion Stories, English, Magnifying Motherhood, Magnifying Motherhood, Married with children, Personal Challenges, Personal Challenges, United States - Tags: Cambodia, conversion, convert, faith, family, Mormon women, pioneers, prayer, refugee

April 13th, 2010 by admin

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Healing A Racial Divide

Margaret Blair Young

Margaret Blair Young teaches Creative Writing at Brigham Young University. In addition to authoring novels, articles and essays, Margaret co-produced Nobody Knows: The Untold Story of Black Mormons, a documentary film shown on PBS and at film festivals. Margaret is a mother of four children and a grandmother to three children. She became president of the Association for Mormon Letters in March of 2010.

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Posted in: 51 - 60 years old, Divorced, English, Married with children, Professional Paths, Professional Pursuits, United States - Tags: Africa, BYU, education, LDS culture, mission, Mormon women, pioneers, Utah, writing

September 20th, 2009 by admin

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Faith of Our Foremothers

Jenny Reeder

A doctoral student focusing on nineteenth-century Mormon women, Jenny Reeder feels passionate about bringing our foremothers to light and letting their stories inspire women today. Jenny not only studies Mormon women leaders, she’s worked with them: She represented young singles on the Visiting Teaching Curriculum Committee under Bonnie D. Parkin.

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