Mormon History: Equal Rights Amendment

Sonia Johnson was excommunicated in 1979 for advocating for the Equal Rights Amendment.

Sara Patterson

Sonia Johnson & ERA (Sara Patterson 3 of 4)

If we take an expanded view of the Sept Six, we’ll find others excommunicated for not being orthodox enough (or too orthodox.) Sonia Johnson, Brent

RickB December 14, 2023

Claudia Bushman

Exponent II

Dr. Claudia Bushman helped re-start a Mormon women’s publication called Exponent II. She was the first editor of Exponent II. She will talk about how

RickB May 9, 2022

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Rick Bennett, Host of Gospel Tangents

Rick Bennett is the friendly, independent historian at the heart of Gospel Tangents LDS Podcast: The Best Source for Mormon History, Science, and Theology. When he isn't interviewing Mormon scholars, prophets, and others, he is teaching math and statistics at Utah Valley University. He also freelances as a research biostatistician in the fields of Dermatology and Traumatic Brian Injuries, as well as in the network television/cable T.V. industries as a sports statistician. Rick holds a Master of Statistics Degree from the University of Utah.

Mormon History: Equal Rights Amendment

Sonia Johnson & ERA (Sara Patterson 3 of 4)

Exponent II

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Rick Bennett, Host of Gospel Tangents