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Did you know... that a book about Mormon polygamy claims that polygamy was an early form of feminism?

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The result was: promoted by Cielquiparle (talk) 14:20, 20 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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~~... that Pulitzer prize winning historian Laurel Thatcher Ulrich wrote a book about Mormon polygamy using diaries from practicing polygamists?~~ Source: A House Full of Females: Plural Marriage and Women's Rights in Early Mormonism, 1835-1870 (intro)
ALT1: ... that a book about Mormon polygamy claims that polygamy was an early form of feminism? Source: "How the Women of the Mormon Church Came to Embrace Polygamy" Beverly Gage, New York Times, Jan 26, 2017

“A House Full of Females” is sensitive to the difficulty and confusion that accompanied early plural marriage, with its implied loss of status for women. But the book also tells a more complicated tale about women’s on-the-ground experiences. While some women objected to plural marriage, Ulrich notes, others sought it out as a means of securing economic stability or of escaping from abusive marriages. Still others came to embrace plural marriage as a form of communitarianism, in which women shared domestic burdens and labor. Ulrich describes friendships and rivalries between wives (themes that will be familiar to any viewer of HBO’s “Big Love”). She even makes a case for plural marriage as a vehicle for a form of feminist consciousness-raising. Although outsiders referred to Brigham Young’s home as his “harem,” Ulrich writes, “it could also have been described as an experiment in cooperative housekeeping and an incubator of female activism.”

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Created by NatalieEmma.BYU (talk). Self-nominated at 22:35, 3 April 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/A House Full of Females: Plural Marriage and Women's Rights in Early Mormonism, 1835-1870; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.[reply]

New, long enough, neutral, cited, no copyvio detected. The hook is good but cites the book itself (primary citation). Hook fact is from a long quote in the article cited with a primary source. I think another hook with secondary citation would be better choise. -Nizil (talk) 07:31, 6 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]
- QPQ not required as it is the first DYK. You can link author or other relevant topics in the hook. "Pulitzer prize winning" not needed in my opinion. Please provide another hook. Regards,-Nizil (talk) 07:41, 6 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Nizil Hi Nizil, thanks for the review. This is my first DYK nomination, so I really appreciate your help! I just wanted to let you know that I edited my hook per your suggestions. Thanks! NatalieEmma.BYU (talk) 22:02, 11 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

@NatalieEmma.BYU: Thank you for new and interesting hook. Please note that when you propose new hook, strike out the old one and add new one as ALT (as above). I have accepted the new hook in good faith as the NYT article is behind paywall. Before I approve and close the DYK, please add the hook fact in article with reference. What is in the hook should be also in the article too as per rules.-Nizil (talk) 06:42, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Nizil I have added the part of the hook to the page. Thanks! NatalieEmma.BYU (talk) 21:00, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

, I pass the DYK nomination. @NatalieEmma.BYU: Sorry for bit late reply. Thank you for writing this article as well as contributing to DYK. Please keep doing it. Happy editing! Regards,-Nizil (talk) 17:46, 24 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Nizil I have added the part of the hook to the page. Thanks!NatalieEmma.BYU (talk) 20:44, 14 April 2023 (UTC)[reply]