Feminist Mormon Housewives
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Type of site
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Group blog about contemporary Mormon culture and women's issues |
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| Available in | English |
| Created by | Lisa Butterworth (fMhLisa) |
| Slogan(s) | "A safe place to be feminist and faithful." "Angry Activists with Diapers to Change." |
| Website | feministmormonhousewives |
| Alexa rank |
 498,896 (April 2014[update]) |
| Launched | August 2004 |
| Current status | Active |
Feminist Mormon Housewives (fMh) is a group blog, podcast, and Facebook group featuring commentary and discussion on contemporary Mormon culture and women's issues. According to The New York Times, "Unlike the more mainstream Mormon blogs – known collectively as the Bloggernacle – that by and large promote the faith, this online diary focuses on the universal challenges of mothering young children and on frustration with the limited roles women have in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints."
Feminist Mormon Housewives was founded by Lisa Butterworth, a wife, mother of three, active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), Sunday School teacher, and Democrat living in Boise, Idaho, along with four of Butterworth's friends. During the 2004 American presidential election, Butterworth felt she couldn't discuss her liberal, feminist politics in her local LDS social circle. She found online discussions by critics of the LDS Church, but disliked their angry tone. When she stumbled up on an article on liberal Mormons at the Times & Seasons blog, she found that civility and openness could be maintained. This inspired Butterworth to contribute to the growing Mormon blogging community, called the Bloggernacle, by creating Feminist Mormon Housewives, with the tagline "Angry Activists with diapers to change" (this was later changed to "A safe place to be feminist and faithful"). fMh provided a place to focus on women's issues, such as abortion, education, polygamy, parenting, and Mother in Heaven.
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