Laurel Thatcher Ulrich Quote

In a signed affidavit, William Law affirmed that Hyrum Smith had read to him a revelation so called that authorized certain men to have more than one wife. Jane Law added her own statement, explaining that the purported revelation set forth that those women who would not allow their husbands to have more wives than one should be under condemnation before God. Their statements were powerful because they were simple, straightforward, and true.

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

In a signed affidavit, William Law affirmed that Hyrum Smith had read to him a revelation so called that authorized certain men to have more than one wife. Jane Law added her own statement, explaining that the purported revelation set forth that those women who would not allow their husbands to have more wives than one should be under condemnation before God. Their statements were powerful because they were simple, straightforward, and true.

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About Laurel Thatcher Ulrich

Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (born July 11, 1938) is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American historian specializing in early America and the history of women, and a professor at Harvard University. Her approach to history has been described as a tribute to "the silent work of ordinary people". Ulrich has also been a MacArthur Genius Grant recipient. Her most famous book, A Midwife’s Tale, was later the basis for a PBS documentary film.