Exponent II
A feminist forum for Mormon women and gender minority voices
He came in a tiny tupperware container with a $4 price tag, the last lonely betta fish on the Petco shelf. The brainchild of my partner’s love language, gifts, and mine, animals. He was to be my office companion, but then the pandemic happened, so he took up residence in the corn…
It wouldn’t be the last time I felt touched by the kindness of a stranger on this journey. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
And having his ghost nearby felt warm, like an invisible blanket. I was happy to live in a secret haunted house. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
I learned family history the old-school, traditionally Mormon way: filling out hundreds of pieces of paper that went into binders full of names. Young women activities in the library, staring at microfiche. Proud stories from leaders about how they had traced multiple lines of th…
We want this issue to reflect a new kind of thought about family history.
Chances are that I would never find my family by simply clicking a link on a phone app. The full content of this post is available to subscribers. Subscribe now or log in!
I sat across from my genetic counselor as she filled out the strangest family history chart I’d ever seen. I rocked my newborn baby girl and answered the counselor’s questions about the name, birth year, death year, known illnesses, and cause of death for ancestors four generatio…
People say that writing a dissertation can be a solitary, isolating task. Writing one during a pandemic when your only housemate is a dog can have you convinced your dog understands everything you say to him. Several months into the process might find you questioning whether life…
Interviewed by Rachel Rueckert How did you first get involved in genealogy? What sparked the interest? It really started a few months after my mission. My dad, a photographer who had collected family photos since he was very young, called me one night to say he had just discovere…
My braids intertwine with my ancestors’ spirits from around the world, enlightening my pathway.