Archive for June, 2007

Hey!  Pilgrimgirl (Jana Remy) is hosting a discussion about the Claudia Bushman interviews. Check it out if you get a minute.
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In our final hour with Dr. Claudia Bushman, she discusses early 20th Century Mormon women, again through writings from this era. Dr. Bushman also shares her perspective on the present and future of Mormonism, and provides some encouragement to the discouraged. In her summary, she asks our sisters to consider remaining engaged in the...
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I’m thinking of holding a Mormon Stories/Bloggernacle/SWAB party on 8/10 at Sunstone (the Friday). Are any of you thinking of coming? Let me know here, or email me directly.  I’d love to get a group together.
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In this episode, Dr. Claudia Bushman joins us again to discuss 19th and Early 20th Century Mormon women, through the writings of 10 women of this era. If you happen enjoy/appreciate Claudia’s interviews, please do email me so I can let her know. I’m sure she will appreciate hearing from some of you.
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Several months back, a listener named Lucas Dimick shared with me a short video he made. In his own words: “i am a practicing mormon and occasional visitor to ‘mormon stories’. i am a graduate student in the film, video, new media department at the art institute of chicago. last semester i made a...
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With the church’s recent press release, the soon-to-be released “September Dawn” movie, and the upcoming 150th anniversary of the Mountain Meadows Massacre, this was a great discussion featuring J. Nelson-Seawright, John Hamer and the ever wonderful Ann Porter. Check it out if you get a minute. It’s heavy stuff…but fascinating, and definitely worth the...
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For those of you who didn’t catch, I happened to be on Good Morning America today. You can watch it here. I have a few reactions/thoughts:
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Today we hear from one of the foremost voices on Women’s Issues within Mormonism: Dr. Claudia Bushman. Dr. Bushman is a historian by training, and has taught at Columbia University for many years. She is the author of several books and articles, including: “Mormon Sisters: Women of Early Utah” and “Mormon Domestic Life in...
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For those who are curious (and since many are asking), Mormon Stories is a blog and podcast (think radio show) dedicated to encouraging more open discussion, more knowledge, and less pain within Mormonism through the sharing of stories. We share stories in audio, video, and written format. We have interviewed Mormons of all types...
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Listeners, Over the next 2 weeks, I desperately need to either: Find a woman or three I can interview, or Find a past Sunstone audio presentation ….that covers the following topics: “Prominent or Significant 19th Century Mormon Women” “The Involvement of LDS Women in the Suffragist Movement” And more generally, “10 Mormon Women Everyone...
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Any discussion of women in the LDS Church would be incomplete without first understanding a bit about the history of women more broadly within the context of 19th and 20th century America. Consequently, in part 2 of this multi-part series on Women in the LDS Church, we will hear from an LDS woman who...
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Episode 1 of our new podcast — Mormon Matters — is now up. Check it out here. Panelists: Julianne Hatton, J. Nelson-Seawright, Ann Porter, John Hamer, and John Dehlin (Moderator) Topics: An introduction to Mormon Matters, PBS’s “The Mormons”, and an Ensign Article entitled: A Firm Foundation in a Shaky World. Also, a big...
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To keep this podcast alive, please consider donating to Mormon Stories by clicking on the “Make a Donation” button at the top right of this blog. ============================ To access this interview, subscribe via iTunes, or click here to listen to the audio directly. The text of this introduction is (roughly as follows): =========== In...
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For those interested, and as part of my focus on Women in the LDS church over the next month or so, I’d like to share with you fMhLisa’s interview from the Radio Ritas podcast.  For those of you who don’t know, Lisa is the Founder of the Mormon blogging juggernaut that is Feminist Mormon...
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Hey!!! I’m teaming with some friends to start a new podcast called Mormon Matters (without interfering w/ Mormon Stories, of course). It’s intended to be a weekly audio program/panel reviewing the latest issues within Mormonism. The panel will rotate from week to week. The goal is to have representatives from across the idealogical and...
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