Polygamy, Women, and Higher Education

Laura Parson is Assistant Professor in the Department of Higher Education at Auburn University, USA. Her research interests focus on effective teaching and learning in higher education, explored through a critical lens. She is a qualitative methodologist, with a focus on ethnographic and narrative methods of inquiry.

• 1. Introduction.- 2. Understanding Mormon Fundamentalist Polygamy.- 3. Emma's Story.- 4. Sarah's Story.- 5. Mary's Story.- 6. The Sociohistorical Context of a Mormon Fundamentalist Polygamous Life.- 7. Higher Education Programs.- 8. Conclusion.