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BX 8670.07 .Se72a 1997
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Mormon Midwife: The 1846-1888 Diaries of Patty Bartlett Sessions
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Sessions, Patty Bartlett
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1846-1888
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Sessions' diaries provide a detailed record of early Mormon community life from Illinois to Utah through the eyes of Mormondom's most famous midwife. They also recount her important role in women's social networks and her contributions to community health and Utah's economy, to pioneer education and horticulture. Patty Sessions assisted at the births of hundreds of early Mormons and first-generation Utahns, meticulously recording the events. Shed had an active role in the founding of the Relief Society and health organizations. She spoke in tongues and administered spiritually as well as medically to the ill. Her diaries are a rich resource for early Mormon and Utah history.