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in interesting ways, while "a book just sits on a table, never improving by itself at all." Bushman found that when she was a part-time student, "school made housework a pleasure," and noted that "there is lots of space between being a devoted stay-at-home mom and being an executive in a
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to all the wives of general authorities, but found that some of the wives would prefer not to receive the magazine. They gained attention from some influential people in Salt Lake City, and the group of women wrote letters defending their involvement with the magazine, although at this point
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Bushman's attitude to teaching is to put students "in a position where they can learn things." Bushman fostered student enthusiasm by editing their writing, encouraging them to present and publish, and participating on exam committees. In giving advice to young women, Bushman advises them to choose
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Bushman's feminism in 1971 was one of acceptance. She felt that a woman who chose to be a housewife shouldn't be demeaned: "If some women find themselves in prison at home, others consider it heaven on earth and make it that for their little angels." She found that her children constantly developed
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University appointed Richard Bushman to start a Mormon studies program, and Claudia taught classes as an adjunct professor. During her time at Claremont, Claudia established an oral history project to document the lives of Mormon women. The oral history project created more
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after more than ten years of part-time study. Bushman attributed her admittance into the
English PhD program to her husband's employment there, although she said that the chairman openly scorned her status as part-time student and housewife. She changed her focus to American Studies when she found
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Francisco, where LDS church attendance was a regular part of her family life. She felt aware of gender issues from a young age, noticing that boys received more attention from their leaders in her ward than girls. Still, Bushman said that she felt like everyone in her ward was interested in
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should do a women's issue, and he agreed. By the time all the articles were written, England had given up the editorial position to Robert Rees, who believed that polygamy and the priesthood were more important issues for Mormon women than birth control and church service. The issue went forward
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Bushman and her friends, he said that while he found nothing objectionable in the magazine, he said it was not suitable for the wife of a stake president to help in the writing of a magazine with such "negative potential." Claudia saw this as a double standard, as
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something reasonable and make it the right thing, rather than zealously pursuing an impossible goal. She advocates a type of flexible ambitiousness and to always do "something," whether it be volunteering or writing a book proposal.
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Mormon Women Have Their Say: Essays from the Claremont Oral History Collection
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In Old Virginia: Slavery, Farming and Society in the Journal of John Walker
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America Discovers Columbus: How an Italian Explorer Became an American Hero
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