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It is 1875, and Ann Eliza Young has recently separated from her powerful husband, Brigham Young, prophet and leader of the Mormon Church. Expelled and an outcast, Ann Eliza embarks on a crusade to end polygamy in the United States. A rich account of her family's polygamous history is revealed, including how both she and her mother became plural wives. Yet soon after Ann Eliza's story begins, a second narrative unfolds - a tale of murder involving...
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Women and conflict volume 27
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Ann Eliza Young was one of the many wives of Brigham Young, the 2nd president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She divorced Young in 1873. Her writings express the neglect, cruel treatment, desertion, privation, and violence that were part of her experiences with the Mormon lifestyle. She became an outspoken advocate for women's rights in 19th century America and an ardent and campaigning opponent of polygamous marriage.