Kate Kelly (feminist)
| Kate Kelly | |
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| Born |
October 29, 1980 Arizona, United States |
| Alma mater |
Brigham Young University (B.A.) American University (J.D.) |
| Occupation | Human rights lawyer |
| Known for | Founder of Ordain Women |
| Spouse(s) | J. Neil Ransom (m. 2006; div. 2015) |
| Website | www.katekellyesq.com |
Kathleen Marie "Kate" Kelly (born October 29, 1980) is a Mormon feminist and human rights lawyer who founded Ordain Women, an organization advocating for the ordination of women to the priesthood in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Kelly was excommunicated from the LDS Church in 2014.
Kelly was born in 1980 to Jim and Donna Kelly as the first of four children. She grew up in Hood River, Oregon, with both her parents working outside the home. Both parents were converts to the LDS Church, and her father at one time served as bishop of a local congregation.
Kelly graduated from Brigham Young University (BYU) with a bachelor of arts in political science in 2006. She took an 18-month hiatus from school to serve an LDS mission in Barcelona, Spain. While at BYU, she organized a campus protest of nearly 100 students concerning the firing of a university employee for criticizing student elections. Kelly went on to study law at American University, graduating in 2012.
Kelly married J. Neil Ransom in the Salt Lake Temple in 2006. The couple were "childless by choice," and they divorced in 2015. In September 2015, Kelly joined Planned Parenthood as a strategic advocate and policy counsel.
In May 2013, Kelly founded Ordain Women, an organization advocating for the ordination of women to the priesthood in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Kelly was encouraged by local church leaders to cease her campaign, once in December 2013 and again in March 2014. Kelly subsequently protested on Temple Square during the church's April 2014 General Conference, after which she was ultimately excommunicated in June 2014 in absentia after failing to attend a disciplinary council.
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