The Women of Mormonism; Or, The Story of Polygamy As Told by the Victims Themselves

Detroit: C.G.G. Paine, 1887. Fifth printing. 416pp. Duodecimo [20 cm] Green cloth with decorative titles and decorations stamped in gilt and black. Floral endsheets and pastedowns. Near fine. Anti-polygamy work in nice condition, by the noted Salt Lake suffragist and anti-polygamy crusader. Jennie Anderson Froiseth (1849-1930) was one of the most prominent non-Mormon women in early Utah, who struggled to strike a balance between her commitment to women’s suffrage and her passionate opposition to polygamy. An energetic activist, club woman, and philanthropist, she left a lasting influence on the experience of Utah women in the late nineteenth century. Flake/Draper 3472. (Inventory #: 10096)