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Woodmansee wrote a "Hand-cart Song" that captured the cheerful mood of the Saints as they started westward. Woodmansee wrote a poem about the sufferings in the handcart experience, drawing from her firsthand knowledge, in 1881. Woodmansee wrote a poem for the "Mormon" Women's
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The 1948 hymnal had two hymns by
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of the LDS Church's hymnbook, previous LDS Church hymnbooks have included more of her works.
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In 1857, Emily married Dr. William G. Mills. He later left on a
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A compilation of
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