Latter-day Saint women have come a long way, according to University of Utah history professor Colleen McDannell.
That’s one overall takeaway from McDannell’s outstanding new history, “Sister Saints: Mormon Women Since the End of Polygamy.”
Latter-day Saint women, McDannell says, have made the transition to the 21st century with considerable strength and agency — and even find power in some unexpected ways (like fighting against the Equal Rights Amendment, ironically).
I hope the book gets a wide readership. It’s not only carefully researched but also accessibly written, which is frankly not something I can say about a lot of academic books.