Motherhood and homemaking receive a lot of lip service within Mormon culture, but when women use the internet (and other venues) to descant on their lived experience with this noble calling, people do not hesitate to ridicule domestic minutiae, sneer at discussions of poop, and condescend to crafters. This reaction to the nuts-and-bolts of child-rearing …
Speaker: DEREK STAFFANSON
SL10333: The Role of Feministmormonhousewives.org in the Maturing of Mormon Feminism
The Salt Lake Tribune religion reporter Peggy Fletcher Stack asked, “Where have the Mormon feminists gone?” The answer came back: to the Internet. But does online feminism translate into change in the real world? What strides have we made, and how far do we still have to go? Is discussing gender concerns in a public …