Dr. Martha Cannon of Utah: The Unexpected Victorian Life of America's First Female State Senator

by Joan Jacobson

Book Overview

Prudery, Polygamy and Politics

Dr. Martha Hughes Cannon was no hands-on-the-plow pioneer. She was no stereotypical polygamous wife. Nor was she a prim lady who blushed at the word "legs." Victorian Mormons were proud to lead the way in empowering women. "Verily the world progresseth," exclaimed the Deseret Evening News on March 17, 1869, celebrating a Congressional bill to give Utah women the vote. But the federal intention to have...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467155071
• ISBN13: 9781467155076
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 8.9"