Feminist and Mormon: Reconciling Ideals of Equality and a Culture of Patriarchy

Do you identify as an active, believing Mormon woman, and as a feminist? Researchers at Oregon State University would like to hear from you.

Dr. Susan Shaw, Director of Women Studies at Oregon State University, is the principle investigator in a study of women who identify as both active, believing Mormons and as feminists. The purpose of this study is to explore the ways women who identify as both feminist and as Mormon integrate feminist ideals of equality with patriarchal ideals of Mormonism. This study is being conducted by a student for the completion of a thesis. Up to 15 individuals will take part in this study.

If you choose to participate, you will be given a written questionnaire with questions about your background, and then you will be interviewed. The interview will be transcribed and compared with the transcripts of other participants. Your questionnaire responses will also be compared with the questionnaire responses of other participants. Interviews will take place in person when possible, in your home or office, or in a study room of a library close to you. If distance is prohibitive, interviews can take place over the phone.

The study activities include:

-A brief demographic questionnaire that will take about 10 minutes to complete
-A semi-structured individual interview about your experiences and understandings as a Mormon feminist that will take approximately 1 to 2 hours.
-Your interview will be audio recorded and transcribed.
-The researcher will compile your answers with answers from other participants and look for patterns.

If interested please contact:

Julie George
georgeju@onid.orst.edu
Oregon State University
Women Studies Department
200 Gilkey Hall
Corvallis, Oregon 97331
971-221-3693