Female Life Among the Mormons

""Female Life Among the Mormons"" is a book written by Maria Ward that provides a detailed account of the lives of women in the Mormon community during the mid-19th century. Ward, who was herself a former member of the Mormon church, offers a unique perspective on the daily lives, customs, and beliefs of Mormon women during this time period.The book covers a wide range of topics, including marriage and family life, religious practices, and the role of women in the community. Ward also discusses the challenges that women faced in the Mormon community, such as polygamy and the strict gender roles that were enforced.Throughout the book, Ward offers insights into the complex and often controversial aspects of Mormon life, including the practice of polygamy and the role of women in the church hierarchy. She also provides a nuanced portrait of the women she encountered in the Mormon community, highlighting their strengths, struggles, and resilience.Overall, ""Female Life Among the Mormons"" is a fascinating and informative read for anyone interested in the history of the Mormon church, women's studies, or 19th-century American culture.1856. This work contains a narrative of many years' personal experience of a wife of a Mormon elder, recently from Utah. The author, knowing as she does, the evils and horrors and abominations of the Mormon system, the degradation it imposes on females, and the consequent vices which extend through all the ramifications of the society, a sense of duty to the world induced the author to prepare the following narrative for the public eye. The romantic incidents connected with her experience, many may think bordering on the marvelous. To them she would say, that this narrative of her life only proves, what has so often been proved before, that �������Truth is stranger than fiction.�������This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.