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Wells, Emmeline B.

Wells, Emmeline B. (Emmeline Blanche), 1828-1921

Abstract

General Relief Society President of the Mormon Church, editor of the "Women's Exponent," an advocate of women's suffrage in 19th and 20th century Utah.. V. 1 tells of Wells' overland journey from Nauvoo, Illinois, to Garden Grove, Iowa, in 1846. Opening pages of the diary tell of Wells' departure from Massachusetts in 1844 to join with the body of the Mormon Church at Nauvoo, Illinois. Some genealogy is also included. Wells writes detailed entries about daily chores, children, difficult traveling conditions, and her relationships with other women on the journey to Iowa. She frequently mentions the status of neighboring Mormon companies. V. 1 concludes with an emotional entry about her husband's apparent desertion.

Publication details

Download	http://patriot.lib.byu.edu/u?/Diaries,7676
Publisher	Utah Academic Library Consortium
Repository	CONTENTdm Server Respository (United States)
Keywords	Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail, Wells, Emmeline B. (Emmeline Blanche), 1828-1921; Wells, Emmeline B. (Emmeline Blanche), 1828-1921--Diaries; Relief Society (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)--Presidents--Diaries; Women--Suffrage--Utah; Mormon women--Utah--Diaries; Mormon pioneers--United States--Diaries; Overland journeys to the Pacific, Wells, Emmeline B. (Emmeline Blanche), 1828-1921
Type	Electronic diary; Diaries; Electronic books, Compound
Language	english
Relation	Overland Trails Diaries