Nancy Tate Dredge is an author and editor. She was the editor of Exponent II, a Latter-day Saint women's periodical, on two occasions, from 1975 to 1981 and 2000 to 2009. As of 2016, Nancy was a resident of Arlington, Massachusetts.

Susan Howe was born in 1949. She received a BA from Brigham Young University, an MA from the University of Utah, and a Ph.D. from Denver University. Susan was a professor of English at Brigham Young University. She served for eleven years as the poetry editor of Dialogue, and as editor of the Exponent II from 1981 to 1984. Susan married Cless Young. Around 2018, she retired from BYU. As of 2013, she was a resident of Ephraim, Utah.

Claudia Marian Lauper Bushman was born June 11, 1934 in Alameda, California. She studied at Wellesley College and Brigham Young University, and received her Ph.D. in New England and American Studies from Boston University. A member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Claudia Bushman was recognized as mother of the year for the state of New York in 2000. Bushman is a professor emerita of American Studies at Columbia University, and specializes in the history of the Latter-day Saints. In the summer of 2003, she was the director of the Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Church History's Summer Scholars program, and for the 2007-2008 academic year was an adjunct professor at Claremont Graduate University. Bushman has been heavily involved in cultural activities and public relations in New York City. She was the producer of the youth celebration that coincided with the dedication of the Manhattan New York Temple.

Sue Booth-Forbes was born to Clinton and Naomi Larson. The family were members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and Clinton worked at Brigham Young University. Sue also studied at BYU, receiving a degree in English and political science and began teaching school soon after. Sue married John Monroe Paxman, and they had two children. They later divorced.

Sue co-founded the Latter-day Saint women's journal, Exponent II, in 1974, and was its longest-serving editor, from 1984 to 1997, publishing under the name Susan L. Paxman or Sue Paxman. Sue was actively involved with Exponent II as a staff member, board member, and editor from 1979 until 1998, when she moved to West Cork, Ireland, to open Anam Cara Writer’s and Artist’s Retreat. She operated it for over twenty years, hosting and supporting more than 1,000 writers and other creative artists.

Exponent II was originally established under the name Mormon Sisters Inc, in 1974. It grew out of meetings held by Latter-day Saint women in the greater Boston area starting about 1969-1970. 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. Official founders included Claudia Bushman, Carrel Hilton Sheldon, Laurel Thatcher Ulrich, Judy Dushku, Sue Booth-Forbes and others. Soon after, the official incorporated name was changed to Exponent II. Exponent II also hosted various special events, including beginning in the 1980s, annual retreats. A related blog was established in 2005. In 2007, Exponent II began publishing online. The organization celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2024. Heather Sundahl and Katie Ludlow Rich co-authored a history of the organization titled "Fifty Years of Exponent II," published in 2024. Editors of Exponent include: Claudia Bushman (1974-1975); Nancy T. Dredge (1975-1981 and 2000-2009); Susan E. Howe (1981–1984) Susan Paxman (1984-1997); Jenny Atkinson (1997-2000); Aimee Evans Hickman and Emily Clyde Curtis (2010-2016); Margaret Olsen Hemming (2016-2021); Rachel Rueckert (2021-).

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.