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After the consolidation of the Relief Society Magazine into the Ensign in 1970, an independent publication calling itself Exponent II was started in 1974 by several Cambridge, Massachusetts-area women, including Laurel Thatcher Ulrich and Claudia Bushman. Produced by a non-profit organization unrelated to the LDS Church, this newspaper focuses on the concerns and experiences of some Mormon women from a feminist perspective.[5] During the 1970s, according to Alice Colton Smith, a member of the Relief Society General Board at the time, members of the Board were not permitted to subscribe to Exponent II, yet she and a few others did so under the names of their husband. With the blessing of the Exponent II editorial board, Caroline Kline, Jana ...more

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Inheritance – Winter 2027 Call For Submissions

Posted July 16, 2026 ByEditor

For Exponent II’s Winter 2027 contest issue, we ask writers and artists to examine inheritance. An inheritance is something we are given, passed down from those before us. We inherit our families, our DNA, and the color of our eyes. We are born into stories and cultures, trauma and anxiety, healing and humor. What have you inherited?

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Caroline Kline’s book, Mormon Women at the Crossroads: Global Narratives and the Power of Connectedness, is a gamechanger. Kline explores how LDS women of color in Mexico, Botswana, and the United States navigate gender norms, but also how their mora ...more
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