Mormon Women’s History Initiative Team

At the end of the Mormon emigration season of 1854, the _Millennial Star_, the Church’s English newspaper, published a synopsis of the emigration that year: You see small groups, and sometimes even hundreds, sailing together on their way to Zion.

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“And Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.”

Wishing peace, hope, and joy to you all this Christmastime. Happy holidays!

Great to see Utah send a statue of Martha Hughes Cannon to the Capitol's Emancipation Hall.

Fun fact: not only was she the first woman state senator in the nation, but she defeated her (polygamous) husband for the seat.

You can read more about her & Mormonism's surprising history in AMERICAN ZION!

I could not be more excited to announce the Eugene England Summer Institute led by myself and the incredible Jana Riess and @benjaminepark.bsky.social. To apply or support this work financially, check out our website. Spread the word!

www.eugeneenglandsummerinstitute.com

Thinking today about Chiyo Koji Shiogi (the woman in this photo, holding her firstborn). Chiyo was the first LDS Japanese convert (1909) to immigrate to the mainland US (1912). She lived in Oregon with husband Sadaji, a farmer.

At 7:30 on that other December 7, FBI agents arrested the family,

A group of 6 historians pose with a statue of SB Anthony, AJ Bloomer, and EC Stanton in Seneca Falls, NY.

In fact, here she is with some of our MWHIT team members.

You’re fighting the good fight with your cool historical projects.

Big fans of LTU over here. Big fans. The biggest.

Next time, Joey.

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Announcing the next Redd Center seminar & anthology - "Outdoor Recreation History in the North American West." The seminar will take place on August 7-8, 2025. Proposals are due January 15, 2025.

Please help us spread the word!

reddcenter.byu.edu/Blogs/redd-c...

#CFP 🗃️📗#AmWest

Bumping for Cathy and because we are also curious…

Good morning to every one of our new followers who is not a bot! To the bots, we say “01100111 01101111 01101111 01100100 00100000 01101101 01101111 01110010 01101110 01101001 01101110 01100111”

They will forgive you, but maybe not the JSJ keeper of the day.

Add us please?

On behalf of the nameless ladies present: That’s a darn fine footnote.

Let’s gooooo #JuanitaCon2024

That’s a win-win-win.

A group of six LDS women historians pose with statue of E.F. Stanton, A. Bloomer, and S. B. Anthony in Seneca Falls, NY.

Our job is preach.

Let’s start here: our dear friend and colleague Kate Holbrook’s (1972-2022) final book project is available very soon!

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nznBlbeMW8Y