Young Women Organization Research GuideAdditional Resources

Additional Resources

Young Women Organization Research Guide

Researchers can also use search engines to find valuable resources outside of the Church History Department. Some of these resources are included below. These websites are not Church sponsored, and the Church does not endorse the content.

Encyclopedia of Mormonism

The Encyclopedia of Mormonism contains information about the Church and its history, beliefs, doctrine, and procedures. It is not published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but most of the sources used for writing the volumes are. The online version is hosted by Brigham Young University.

Woman’s Exponent Project

This website represents a collaboration between the University of Utah and Brigham Young University to highlight common topics in the Woman’s Exponent during its run. The website is hosted by the Marriot Library at the University of Utah.

Presidents of the Young Women Organization through the Years

This article in the June 2008 Ensign lists the past Young Women General Presidents and the major milestones of their presidencies.

134 Years Young!

This article in the November 2003 Ensign provides a brief history of the Young Women organization, including an image of the badges for the 1927 uniform.

Scholarly Articles

Blakesley, Katie Clark. “‘A Style of Our Own’: Modesty and Mormon Women, 1951–2008.” Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, vol. 42, no. 2 (2009), 20–53.

Bytheway, John. “A History of ‘Especially for Youth’—1976–1986.” Theses and Dissertations. BYU ScholarsArchive, 2003, scholarsarchive.byu.edu.

Embry, Jessie L. Spiritualized Recreation: Mormon All-Church Athletic Tournaments and Dance Festivals.” BYU Charles Redd Center for Western Studies, 2008, reddcenter.byu.edu/Pages/spiritualized-recreation.

Peterson, Janet. “Young Women of Zion: An Organizational History.” In David J. Whittaker and Arnold K. Garr, eds., A Firm Foundation: Church Organization and Administration. Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2011, 277–94.

Reeder, Jennifer. “Making an (In)Delible Mark: Nineteenth–Century Mormon Girls and Their Manuscript Newspapers.” Utah Historical Quarterly, vol. 85, no. 3 (2017), 273–78.

Tait, Lisa Olsen. “Between Two Economies: The Business Development of the Young Woman’s Journal, 1889–1900.” Journal of Mormon History, vol. 38, no. 4 (2012), 1–54.

Tait, Lisa Olsen. “The Young Woman’s Journal: Gender and Generations in a Mormon Women’s Magazine.” American Periodicals: A Journal of History & Criticism, vol. 22, no. 1 (2012), 51–71.

Woodger, Mary Jane. “Elaine Anderson Cannon, Young Women General President: Innovations, Inspiration, and Implementations.” Journal of Mormon History, vol. 40, no. 4 (Fall 2014), 171–207.

Woodger, Mary Jane, and Jessica Wainwright Christensen. “Ardeth Greene Kapp’s Influence on the Young Women Organization.” In David J. Whittaker and Arnold K. Garr, eds., A Firm Foundation: Church Organization and Administration. Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 2011, 443–62.