Utah State University DigitalCommons@USU All Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate Studies 5-2009 "Real, Live Mormon Women": Understanding the Role of Early Twentieth-Century LDS Lady Missionaries Kelly Lelegren Utah State University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd Part of the History Commons Recommended Citation Lelegren, Kelly, ""Real, Live Mormon Women": Understanding the Role of Early Twentieth-Century LDS Lady Missionaries" (2009). All Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 415. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/415 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Graduate Studies at DigitalCommons@USU. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Graduate Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. “REAL, LIVE MORMON WOMEN”: UNDERSTANDING THE ROLE OF EARLY TWENTIETH-CENTURY LDS LADY MISSIONARIES by Kelly Lelegren A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS in History Approved: Jennifer Ritterhouse, PhD Leonard Rosenband, PhD Major Professor Committee Member Philip Barlow, PhD Byron R. Burnham, EdD Committee Member Dean of Graduate Studies UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Logan, Utah 2009 ii Copyright © Kelly Lelegren 2009 All Rights Reserved iii ABSTRACT “Real, Live Mormon Women”: Understanding The Role of Early Twentieth-Century LDS Lady Missionaries by Kelly Lelegren, Master of Arts Utah State University, 2009 Major Professor: Dr. Jennifer Ritterhouse Department: History Missionary work has long been an important aspect of Christianity. At least as early as the 1870’s, Protestant women began journeys to foreign lands to work as missionaries and teach people about Christianity, both the spiritual dimension and the lifestyle.