"'To do something extraordinary:' Mormon Women and the Creation of a Usable Past"

dc.contributor.advisor	Petrik, Paula
dc.contributor.author	Reeder, Jennifer
dc.creator	Reeder, Jennifer
dc.date.accessioned	2013-08-09T15:38:06Z
dc.date.available	2013-08-09T15:38:06Z
dc.date.issued	2013
dc.description.abstract	On 17 March 1842, twenty-two women of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints gathered in Nauvoo, Illinois, under the direction of their prophet, Joseph Smith, to organize a female counterpart to priesthood and patriarchal leadership. The women elected lady leaders and established a purpose: to save souls and provide relief to the poor. "We are going to do something extraordinary," said Emma Smith, first Relief Society president. "We expect pressing calls and extraordinary occasions." The Relief Society engaged in religious, charitable, economic, political, and cultural activity and initiated a new emphasis on recording, remembering, and retaining the authority of the past.
dc.format.extent	389 pages
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/1920/8236
dc.language.iso	en
dc.rights	Copyright 2013 Jennifer Reeder
dc.subject	American history
dc.subject	Religious history
dc.subject	Women's studies
dc.subject	American Victorian
dc.subject	Hair art
dc.subject	Material culture
dc.subject	Memory
dc.subject	Mormon
dc.subject	Quilt
dc.title	"'To do something extraordinary:' Mormon Women and the Creation of a Usable Past"
dc.type	Dissertation
thesis.degree.discipline	History
thesis.degree.grantor	George Mason University
thesis.degree.level	Doctoral

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