A House Full of Females: Plural Marriage and Women's Rights in Early Mormonism, 1835-1870
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich explores the relationship between plural marriage and women’s rights in early Mormonism. Covering the years 1835 to 1870, this historical study considers how marriage, religious belief, and women’s roles developed within a changing Mormon community.
About This Book
Laurel Thatcher Ulrich examines early Mormonism through the intertwined subjects of plural marriage and women's rights.
Focusing on the years 1835 to 1870, the book places these issues within the historical development of the Mormon movement.
Its subject is the changing place of women and the meaning of marriage, community, and rights in an important period of religious history.
This work is suited to readers interested in Mormon history, women's history, religion, and nineteenth-century America.
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