Tag: education
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The Importance of Education for LDS Women
“Some weeks ago I received a letter from a sweet young girl from Colorado asking, ‘Sister Kimball, since the Church stresses so the importance of a woman’s role as wife and mother, do you think it is necessary to have a college education?’ You may be sure that I sent her a very detailed letter
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Choosing Family Over Material Wealth
“Most people who are as old as Emory [my husband] and I have better houses and furniture than we do. We sacrificed so we could invest our money in our children.” -Helen Dowawisnima Sekaquaptewa The full source of this quote can be found on page 63 in the book, She Did, published by Deseret Book
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Empowering Women in Politics: Ruth May Fox’s Legacy
“Let her conscience go into politics as it has in her home so shall she carry the white banner of purity and liberty, casting her ballot at all times for the best good of all mankind.” -Ruth May Fox The resource for this quote can be found at the Utah Women’s History website.
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The Importance of Educating Women: Insights from Ruth May Fox
“Never let it be said that women are regardless of the rights of their sisters, rather let us labor for them and with them, let us educate them until they shall assert their independence and shake the shackles from their wrists, thus may we lift them to a higher plane.” -Ruth May Fox The resource
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Inspiring Quotes from Camille N. Johnson
“My professional life as a lawyer was never in the top two. My work was a means to an end in blessing my family.” -Camille N. Johnson The resource for this quote can be found in the keynote speech given at BYU Women’s Conference in 2024 titled, “Lessons Learned in Inviting Christ to Author My
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