Episode 252: Reclaiming Your Voice | A Conversation with Katie Ludlow Rich
Many Latter-day Saint women feel some constraint when it comes to using our voices at church, but it can even be hard to express what we think, feel, and believe in our own homes or personal relationships. Writing down thoughts that don't fit neatly in the box and hitting publish can bring consequences, but once a woman begins to speak, she's likely to find the repercussions she feared were much bigger than the ones she'll actually face. In Episode 252, Susan and Cynthia are joined by writer and independent scholar Katie Ludlow Rich for a conversation about her personal journey to reclaim her voice. It's a story about one woman speaking up, framed within a larger exploration of Mormon women's collective voices as reflected in 50 Years of Exponent II.
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You can find Katie at her website here or on Instagram here
Fifty Years of Exponent II, by Katie Ludlow Rich & Heather Sundahl
The Shadow Succession Crisis: Challenging the Claim That Brigham Young Disbanded the Relief Society in 1845, by Katie Ludlow Rich, Journal of Mormon History, 4/1/2024
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