Sister Saints Modern Mormon Women Test Bank by Colleen McDannell

A Comprehensive History of Mormon Women

The specter of polygamy haunts Mormonism, but Sister Saints offers a history of modern Mormon women that takes aim at stereotypes, showing their stories are complex and multifaceted.

From Pioneers to Global Sisterhood

Women in the Utah territory received the right to vote in 1870, only to have it taken away. Progressive and politically active, Mormon women had a profound impact on public life in the early 20th century. They then turned inward, creating a domestic ideal that shaped Mormon culture for generations.

A New Era for Mormon Women

The women’s movement of the 1970s sparked a new, vigorous-and hotly contested-Mormon feminism that divided Latter-day Saint women. Today, more than half of all Mormons live outside the US, and women are likely to play a greater role in the Mormon church.

Well-educated, outspoken, and deeply committed to their faith, these women are defying labels like liberal and conservative, traditional and modern. This deeply researched and eye-opening book ranges over more than a century of history to tell the stories of extraordinary-and ordinary-Latter-day Saint women with empathy and narrative flair.