Item Detail
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9540
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12
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English
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Polygamy and the Frontier : Mormon
Women in Early Utah -
Utah Historical Quarterly
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Summer 1982
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50
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268-89
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American setting. Looks at how Mormon polygamy impacted women. The reason for women (and men) accepting polygamy was religious committment. 'Polygamy obviously required difficult renuciations and tended to undercut, though by no means eliminate, emotional attachments based on romantic love', but is relative success in happy marriages gave it staying power. It was an important determinant of woman's status in Mormon society. Polygamy 'could force women into hero roles and break down certain sex stereotypes, at least temporarily.' When a plural marriage was not successful, it was relatively easy to obtain a divorce, but the major responsibility for dissolving it was on the female. Foster points out areas that need further study, especially comparison of women on other frontiers to women on the Mormon frontier.
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