Mormon Sisters, Inc.
Dates
- Existence: 1974-
Biography
Mormon Sisters, Inc. was a group of Latter-day Saint women who incorporated to become a non-profit corporation to obtain bulk mailing rates for the publication of Exponent II.
It grew out of meetings held by Latter-day Saint women in the greater Boston area starting about 1969 to 1970. These women were inspired by the "Woman's Exponent" which was published from 1872 to 1914. They decided to create a new publication for Latter-day Saint women along similar lines. Contributions were invited, covering a wide range of topics, news articles, short essays, poetry, suggestions, and letters to the editor. The publication started in July of 1974. Soon after, they changed their official incorporated name to Exponent II.
Citation:
Exponent II, via WWW, March 13, 2018 (Mormon Sisters, Inc.; group of Mormon women incorporated to become a non-profit corporation to obtain bulk mailing rates for the publication of Exponent II; Exponent II grew out of meetings held by Mormon women in the greater Boston area starting about 1969-70; inspired by the Woman's Exponent which was published from 1872 to 1914; decided to create a new publication for Mormon women along similar lines; contributions are invited covering a wide range of topics, news articles, short essays, poetry, suggestions, and letters to the editor; started in July of 1974)Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Exponent II administrative records, 1970s-2010
Exponent II correspondence, 1970s-1997
Contains letters addressed generally to the editors of Exponent II, incoming and outgoing correspondence from various people, and letters to and from Exponent editors Claudia Bushman, Susan Howe, Nancy Dredge, and Sue Booth-Forbes. Also contains correspondence to and from other Exponent II staff members, such as Mary L. Bradford, Diane McKinney, Grethe Peterson, and Laural Thatcher Ulrich. Materials dated 1970s-1997.
Exponent II production records, 1896-1997, bulk: 1970-1997
Contains production records of the Exponent II, mainly edited drafts from various stages of printing, and article submissions. Submissions are either originals with accompanying correspondence or annotated copies made for multiple reviewers. A large volume of the drafts are annotated by Sue Booth-Forbes. Also includes rejected and unused article submissions, a poetry file, production notes, and collection files of clippings. Materials dated 1896-1997 with the bulk dated 1970-1997.
Exponent II records
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