Is Mormon Feminism Dead? with Katie Ludlow Rich and Heather Sundahl | Ep. 1973

Mormon Stories Podcast

Dr. John Dehlin

Religion & Spirituality

4.5 • 5.7K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2024

⏱️ 191 minutes

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Summary

This video explores the rich history and ongoing journey of Mormon feminism through the lens of Exponent II. Katie Ludlow Rich and Heather Sundahl share their personal stories, including feminist awakenings, experiences with the Church, and their work preserving women’s voices in Mormon history. Topics include women’s roles in the Church, the suppression of women’s spiritual practices, mixed-faith marriages, and the impact of feminist movements like Ordain Women.

Dive into the influence of Exponent II, the challenges faced by Mormon feminists, and the resilience of women seeking to redefine their roles in faith and community.

Show Notes

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00:00:40 Katie Ludlwo Rich and Heather Sundahl

00:03:15 Intentions for coming onto Mormon Stories

00:05:05 What is feminism?

00:06:26 Heather’s awakening to Mormon feminism

00:15:15 Katie’s feminist Mormon story

00:28:45 What the book covers

00:31:40 Suffragists polygamists blow my mind

00:59:44 The founding of Exponent II

01:06:40 What was problematic about women's liberation?

01:16:40 The Church disempowering women

01:25:40 L Tom Perry telling the women to stop the Women’s Exponent

01:36:20 Mormons for ERA

01:53:00 Women and women’s power

02:27:55 Had Exponent II advocated for priesthood?

02:49:00 Has Exponent II addressed truth claims?

03:03:00 Exponent II is not as widely known, it needs to be bigger

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to another additional Mormon stories podcast.
0:03.6	I'm your host John DeLinn.
0:05.0	Today we're here to answer the question, is Mormon feminism dead?
0:09.0	No, I'm just kidding.
0:11.0	We're trying to think about what's a title we can create that's going to make everybody want to listen.
0:16.0	And so anyway, I am so excited today to be discussing a new book that's out by one of my favorite publishers,
0:23.3	certainly in the Mormon space, and that's signature books. The book is called 50 Years of Exponent
0:28.6	2. And our guests today are Katie Ludlow Rich. Hey, Katie. Hi, Katie. Thanks for joining us.
0:35.9	Thanks for having us. And we have Heather Sundahl. Hey, Heather. Hi. Thanks for joining us. Thanks for having us. And we have Heather Sundahl.
0:38.8	Hey, Heather.
0:39.4	Hello.
0:40.1	Yeah.
0:40.5	And they are the authors, editors of this book.
0:44.8	Is that right?
0:45.4	I guess you probably have editors separate.
0:47.6	Yeah, well, we wrote the original history and then we curated as editors, the selected works.
0:52.3	So it's both.
0:52.7	So it's both.
0:53.3	Perfect. we curated as editors, the selected works. So it's both. So it's both. Perfect, perfect. Well,
0:55.2	for those of you, you know, we know that half of our audience has never been Mormon, and a lot of
1:00.5	you are just brand new to learning about Mormonism, even as lifelong Mormons. So for those
1:05.7	you have no idea, just as a quick intro, there's been feminist streaks in Mormonism since the very beginning, since Emma Smith
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