Jennie Anderson Froiseth
Founder of literary club, and anti-polygamy crusader / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jennie Anderson Froiseth (December 6, 1849 – February 7, 1930)[2] was the founder of the Blue Tea, a literary club for women who were not Mormon in Utah Territory. The Blue Tea would later change its name to the Ladies Literary Club. She was an anti-polygamy crusader who helped form and was the vice president of the Anti-Polygamy Society of Utah. Froiseth published the Anti-Polygamy Standard which lasted three years and later edited The Women of Mormonism, a book which described in detail the experiences of some Mormon women inside polygamous marriages. She believed strongly in women's rights and played a role in bringing enfranchisement to Utah Territory, later she became the vice president of the Utah Women's Suffrage Association. Although a strong supporter of female suffrage, she believed Mormon women should not have the right to vote until polygamy was eradicated.
Jennie Anderson Froiseth | |
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Born | Jennie Anderson (1849-12-06)December 6, 1849 Ireland |
Died | February 7, 1930(1930-02-07) (aged 80) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Anti-Polygamist, Suffragist |
Spouse |
Bernard Arnold Martin Froiseth
(m. 1871–1922) |
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