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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity Press of Colorado
ISBN-10087421274X
ISBN-139780874212747
eBay Product ID (ePID)18038748736
Product Key Features
Number of Pages480 Pages
Publication NameMormon Midwife
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1999
SubjectWomen, Christianity / Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon), United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), General, Gynecology & Obstetrics
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaReligion, Biography & Autobiography, History, Medical
AuthorDonna Smart
SeriesLife Writings Frontier Women Ser.
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight22.1 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Series Volume NumberVol. 2
Dewey Decimal978/.02/092
SynopsisPatty Session's 1847 Mormon Trail diary has been widely quoted and excerpted, but her complete diaries chronicling the first decades of Mormon settlement at Salt Lake City have never before been published. They provide a detailed record of early Mormon community life from Illinois to Utah through the eyes of Mormondom's most famous midwife. They also recount her important role in women's social networks and her contributions to community health and Utah's economy, to pioneer education and horticulture. Patty Sessions assisted at the births of humdreds of early Mormons and first-generation Utahns, meticulously recording the events. She had an active role in the founding of the Relief Society and health organizations. She spoke in tongues and administered spiritually as well as medically to the ill. Her diaries are a rich resource for early Mormon and Utah history., Patty Session's 1847 Mormon Trail diary has been widely quoted and excerpted, but her complete diaries chronicling the first decades of Mormon settlement at Salt Lake City have never before been published., Patty Session's 1847 Mormon Trail diary has been widely quoted and excerpted, but her complete diaries chronicling the first decades of Mormon settlement at Salt Lake City have never before been published.They provide a detailed record of early Mormon community life from Illinois to Utah through the eyes of Mormondom's most famous midwife.They also recount her important role in women's social networks and her contributions to community health and Utah's economy, to pioneer education and horticulture. Patty Sessions assisted at the births of hundreds of early Mormons and first-generation Utahns, meticulously recording the events. Shed had an active role in the founding of the Relief Society and health organizations. She spoke in tongues and administered spiritually as well as medically to the ill. Her diaries are a rich resource for early Mormon and Utah history.