post-gender: on having it all and happiness, too
by Amelia in the introduction to the most recent edition of the feminine mystique, betty friedan argues that women’s progress will essentially halt until our society makes changes in men’s gender...
View ArticleShould I Stay or Should I Go?
by Amelia I have a long history of struggling with the church, but recently I have felt much more peace in my relationship with it. Until the last couple of Sundays. The last two weeks I have gone to...
View ArticleMethinks the Non-Women Protest Too Much: On Non-Equality in the Mormon Church
This week The Washington Post’s “On Faith” ran a series about women’s role in religion as it pertains to sex discrimination. They asked a wide variety of religious figures to respond to this...
View ArticleThe Modesty Myth: Why Covering Up Just Won’t Do
In the last month I’ve read a couple of opinion pieces about the sexualization of our young girls. In “Parents, Don’t Dress Your Daughters Like Tramps,” LZ Granderson, an ESPN columnist and CNN opinion...
View ArticleDaughters of Mormonism: A New Podcast for Mormon Women
A few weeks ago, Sybil began a new podcast meant to give voice to and explore the issues important to Mormon women: Daughters of Mormonism. She has modeled her project in part on Mormon Stories and...
View ArticleBook Review: Magdalene by Moriah Jovan
Power, prostitution, sex, revenge, and . . . a Mormon bishop? I was intrigued. How could a romance, complete with explicit sex, involve a Mormon bishop as its hero? I confess that was the only...
View ArticleMourn with Those that Mourn: The Problems with Mormon Funerals
A few years ago, my dear friend J’s father, D, died. He was a very sweet man and his children wanted to honor his memory at the funeral. D had grown up in rural Idaho and had always loved the old 50s...
View ArticleA Gospel of Love
Recently I was listening to Krista Tippett’s On Being (a favorite public radio show of mine); her guest Kate Braestrup (a chaplain to the game wardens in the parks and forests of Maine) made a comment...
View ArticleOn the Sexist Nature of Benevolent Patriarchy
Last Friday Modern Mormon Men featured two alternative viewpoints on patriarchy: “modern patriarchy” and “reluctant patriarchy.” I was wary of reading the piece on “modern patriarchy” based on a couple...
View Articleimagined communities.
by amelia i’ve been reading benedict anderson’s seminal work on nationalism, imagined communities. and i’m curious how some of its key ideas relate to the community and power structure of mormonism....
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