Pedestals and Podiums: Utah Women, Religious Authority, and Equal Rights

by Martha Sonntag Bradley

Almost from the beginning, the women's movement has been divided into two factions-those wanting full equality with men (Susan B. Anthony, Alice Paul) and those seeking legal protections for women's particular needs (Julia Ward Howe, Eleanor Roosevelt). Early Utah leaders such as Relief Society President Emmeline B. Wells walked hand-in-hand with Anthony and other controversial reformers. However, by the 1970s, Mormons had undergone a significant...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1560851899
• ISBN13: 9781560851899
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: Signature Books
• Length: 584 Pages
• Weight: 2.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.8" x 6.4" x 9.3"