{"product_id":"sonia-johnson-a-mormon-feminist-paperback","title":"Sonia Johnson: A Mormon Feminist - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristine Talbot\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMatthew Bowman\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by), \u003cb\u003eJoseph M. Spencer\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew figures in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provoke such visceral responses as Sonia Johnson. Her unrelenting public support of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) made her the face of LDS feminism while her subsequent excommunication roiled the faith community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChristine Talbot tells the story of Sonia's historic confrontation with the Church within the context of the faith's first large-scale engagement with the feminist movement. A typical if well-educated Latter-day Saints homemaker, Sonia was moved to action by the all-male LDS leadership's opposition to the ERA and a belief the Church should stay out of politics. Talbot uses the activist's experiences and criticisms to explore the ways Sonia's ideas and situation sparked critical questions about LDS thought, culture, and belief. She also illuminates how Sonia's excommunication shaped LDS feminism, the Church's antagonism to feminist critiques, and the Church itself in the years to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA revealing and long-overdue account, \u003ci\u003eSonia Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e explores the life, work, and impact of the LDS feminist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristine Talbot\u003c\/b\u003e is a professor in the Gender Studies Program at the University of Northern Colorado. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eA Foreign Kingdom: Mormons and Polygamy in American Political Culture, 1852-1890\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 136\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 8.9 x 5.91 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 20, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42152381055111,"sku":"9780252088179","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/fb3eced497bac0425b13de6ad310dc40.webp?v=1733213969","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/sonia-johnson-a-mormon-feminist-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}