Famous Mormon Women

[I.J. Reilly]

I was talking with a group of people the other night and we couldn't come up with many famous/accomplished, faithful Mormon women. While we were primarily focused on ones that are alive, I was mentally considering even those that are dead and I couldn't come up with many that would be well-known outside of church circles.

Off the top of my head, here was my list:

Alive:
Marie Osmond

Dead:
Emmaline B. Wells

Who else should be on this list?

Note:we were interested in not just widely famous Mormons, but those that would be well-known and respected within their line of work. We still came up pretty empty handed.

[falafel]

I was talking with a group of people the other night and we couldn't come up with many famous/accomplished, faithful Mormon women. While we were primarily focused on ones that are alive, I was mentally considering even those that are dead and I couldn't come up with many that would be well-known outside of church circles.

Off the top of my head, here was my list:

Alive:
Marie Osmond

Dead:
Emmaline B. Wells

Who else should be on this list?

Note:we were interested in not just widely famous Mormons, but those that would be well-known and respected within their line of work. We still came up pretty empty handed.

How could you forget Gladys Knight?

[wuapinmon]

This could be a short thread. For lots of reasons, mostly patriarchy.

[RC Vikings]

This is going to be a very short thread. How about the snowboarding chick? I forgot how about Katherine Heigl, Jewel and the Buffy girl.

[Pheidippides]

Jayne clayson (SP?). Maybe a few years ago - lots of people may have forgotten about her now.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Babs.

[Katy Lied]

Donna Dewberry

Minerva Teichert

[Green Monstah]

This could be a short thread.

There are few notable female Mormon historians.

Laura Thatcher Ulrich (the famous "Well behaved women rarely make history" quote)

Jenny Hale Pulsipher (believe she was nominated for a Pulitzer for "Subjects unto the Same King")

There's the Aussie who snowboards.

Stephanie Meyer (Twilight author)

[LA Ute]

Google reveals that there's a website called Famous Mormon Women.

Who knew???

[Katy Lied]

The woman I was named after is famous.

[RC Vikings]

Elizabeth Smart

[il Padrino Ute]

The woman I was named after is famous.

She is famous for lying?

[creekster]

She is famous for lying?

No, for being mentioned in a Steely Dan song.

[creekster]

juanita brooks

Fawn brodie

[creekster]

Michelle Peralta!