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English
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The Presidency of Amy Brown Lyman, 1940-1945 : A Turning Point for Mormon Women
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New Scholarship on Latter-day Saint Women in the Twentieth Century : Selections from the Women's History Initiative Seminars 2003-2004
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Provo, UT
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Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Latter-day Saint History
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58-67
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Hall gives a brief overview on the life of Amy Brown Lyman and her call in 1940 as the next Relief Society President of the Church. Hall discusses Lyman's plans aimed at re-energizing the Relief Society and how it marked a turning point in Mormon women's activism.