Bibliograph

Mormon midwife, the 1846-1888 diaries of Patty Bartlett Sessions, edited by Donna T. Smart

Type

Label

Mormon midwife, the 1846-1888 diaries of Patty Bartlett Sessions, edited by Donna T. Smart

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 409-415) and index

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Mormon midwife

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

42854424

Responsibility statement

edited by Donna T. Smart

Series statement

Life writings of frontier women, v. 2

Sub title

the 1846-1888 diaries of Patty Bartlett Sessions

Summary

"Patty Session's 1847 Mormon Trail diary has been widely quoted and excerpted, but her complete diaries chronicling the first decades of Mormon settlement at Salt Lake City have never before been published. They provide a detailed record of early Mormon community life from Illinois to Utah through the eyes of Mormondom's most famous midwife. They also recount her important role in women's social networks and her contributions to community health and Utah's economy, to pioneer education and horticulture. Patty Sessions assisted at the births of humdreds of early Mormons and first-generation Utahns, meticulously recording the events. Shed had an active role in the founding of the Relief Society and health organizations. She spoke in tongues and administered spiritually as well as medically to the ill. Her diaries are a rich resource for early Mormon and Utah history."--Publisher's description

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Contributor