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There are only a handful of articles currently on LDS.org’s section on women’s history, Women of Conviction. But each article moves me with its stories of our foremothers and their indomitable dedication to the gospel. There are all sorts of nuggets to learn and quote from and be inspired by in these articles. Did you know, for instance, that Inez Knight and her friend Jennie Brimhall served as sister missionaries to England in 1898 and the fact that there were “real live Mor

I enjoy learning about our Mormon foremothers in whichever place I can find it (because there is never enough!), be it academic conferences, women’s evenings, books, articles, and well-written blog posts. You’d be surprised how many wonderful online resources there are to be found.Blog posts are especially meaningful because I love the idea of women sitting to type about their ancestors or someone they admire without any agenda except to share what they find with the online w

What is one of my favorite resources for learning about Mormon foremothers is The Relief Society Magazine. The Relief Society Magazine contains primary accounts of all the thinking and doing of Relief Society members between 1915 and 1970. (Check out the RS Bulletin, too, for 1914.) Relief Society members kept terrific records and the content is engaging as well as useful.

One of my favorite resources for learning about Mormon women’s history is a book entitled 4 Zinas: A Story of Mothers and Daughters on the Mormon Frontier by Martha Sonntag Bradley and Mary Brown Firmage Woodward. It was published by Signature Books in 2000, and while it is sadly out of print, the entire text can be found at the publisher’s website, making it widely available. 4 Zinas is the matrilineal biography of four generations of Mormon women.

The Nephites, after being administered to by Jesus Christ, “taught, and did minister one to another; and they had all things common among them, every man dealing justly, one with another.” (3 Nephi 26:19)

I can think of no better source than the Woman’s Exponent for the Relief Society sermons by general RS presidents, commentary by readers on women’s issues or their own experiences, statements from life sketches by various women, and editorials by two forward-thinking women, Louisa Greene Richards and Emmeline Wells. Certainly, it has been my primary source in writing about Emmeline Wells, but also in providing context and source material for nearly every other subject dealing

The Nauvoo Relief Society Minute Book is a primary historical record containing minutes, recorded by scribe Eliza R. Snow, from the 1842–1844 meetings of the Female Relief Society of Nauvoo. It documents the founding of the LDS women’s organization by Joseph Smith, with Emma Smith as president, covering sermons, charity work, and theology.

The Mormon Women’s History Initiative Team (MWHIT), founded in 2003, promotes research and networking in the field of Mormon women’s history. We highlight the lives and experiences of Latter-day Saint women across the nineteenth and twentieth centuries by bringing them to diverse audiences in print and in person.

Woman's Exponent (1872–1914) was a prominent, independent, 42-year-long feminist newspaper in Utah created by and for Latter-day Saint (Mormon) women. Edited by Louise L. Greene and later Emmeline B. Wells, it supported women’s suffrage, education, and theology, acting as a key voice for the Relief Society.

The "LDS Women's History" blogspot (ldswomenshistory.blogspot.com) was created and maintained by independent researcher and author Emily W. (Emily) Missel. The blog focuses on compiling profiles and historical sketches of women from early Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints history.

Eliza R. Snow, second general president of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was a prolific speaker and the most influential Latter-day Saint woman of her time. She taught religious doctrine, emphasized practical principles, shared her political opinions, and conveyed love and encouragement for church members in nearly twelve hundred discourses given from 1840 to 1887 in western Illinois and throughout Utah and Idaho territories.

The purpose of the Relief Society Magazine, which began in 1914, was to unite LDS women in a bond of common interest, to educate, and enlighten as well as to be an outlet for Mormon women’s own writing. It was the official publication of the Relief Society organization for 57 years until 1970.

Daughters in My Kingdom is a book published in 2011 by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that details the history and purpose of the Relief Society, a women's organization. It emphasizes the divine identity of women as daughters of God, their essential roles in the Church, and their responsibility to strengthen families.

Today, we honor the sacrifices made by the early Mormon pioneers. They had the faith, courage and perseverance to leave all that they knew to start anew in a desolate land that held the promise of community, unity and blessings.

As a young woman, Jamillah Ali-Rashada prayed that Allah would let her live to raise children. In return, she promised that she would serve others for the rest of her life. She’s kept that promise by trying to be a vessel for the Spirit and its guidance. When Jamillah joined the LDS Church three years ago, she found her path leading to new and profound avenues for serving God’s children.