You may have heard our statement re: #KavanaughHearings
What you may not know: #Mormonwomen have a history of speaking out.
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Did know the first female Senator in the U.S. was a Mormon woman from Utah? Spoiler: the opponent she beat was her husband!
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Emmeline Wells, Editor of the magazine Women’s exponent, defender of women’s rights, joined in with suffragists demanding women the right to vote
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Sarah Kimball proudly proclaimed being a woman’s rights advocate in 1870 and began processes to educate women at church on the voting process.
Fast forward to today, Mormon women raise their voice as scholars, historians, political activists, and elected leaders with diverse backgrounds and opinions proving there is not just one right way to get involved.
Examples of Mormon women today: at just 24 years old, @tineshacapri, a strong community organizer, ran for public office, & advocates for survivors of sexual assault
@jrpjrpjrp nationally known for her work studying women’s representation in politics while @utahbecky works tirelessly for creative policy solutions
@SISTASinZION use their voice to share their lived experiences to help us understand how we can make more inclusive communities
Want to hear a Mormon woman raise her voice to stand up for what’s right? Check out Professor Carolina Nunez speech from last week at BYUhttps://speeches.byu.edu/speakers/carolina-nunez/
Meanwhile, our nonpartisan group of women continues to grow, increasing civic engagement and peaceful activism.
Last June we held multiple vigils in several states to plead with our nation’s leaders to reunite the separated families ksl.com/?sid=46348571&…
We wrote a book which includes our 6 principles of peacemaking amazon.com/Little-Purple-…
We have met with elected officials, published op-eds, and are currently planning Voter Preparation parties- a fun community experience to increase voter turnout.
As Mormon women, we absolutely believe in standing up and speaking out. Here’s how you can join us. mormonwomenforethicalgovernment.org/join-2/
mormonwomenforethicalgovernment.org/donate-2/
(And if you don't want to join us, but still want to support our work, feel free to donate) mormonwomenforethicalgovernment.org/donate-2/
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