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English
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Blogging the Boundaries : Mormon Mommy Blogs and the Construction of Mormon Identity
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Out of Obscurity : Mormonism Since 1945
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New York, NY
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Oxford University Press
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234-256
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The brief but already complex history of Mormon women's participation in online publishing and social media illuminates women's roles in Mormonism's negotiation with modernity, and exposes ideological divisions that have, in the past, been muted by shared participation in religious rituals and a strong sense of community in lived Mormonism. In this essay, I trace the development of nonsponsored, uncorrelated sites of expression for women who consider themselves "mainstream," "orthodox," or "conservative"—that is, women who want, above all, to demonstrate their obedience and submission to patriarchal dictates through their independent writing and publishing—from performing a stereotypical conception of Mormon femininity, to applying Mormon cultural and doctrinal concepts to contemporary political issues, and even articulating innovative interpretations of Mormon doctrine. [From the text]