Meridian Magazine today posted an article I wrote exploring the themes of Mormon Women: Portraits & Conversations. How can a Mormon woman both be a mother and fulfill her other secret longings, talents and desires? Should we try to do both? I'd love to hear what you think of the article and the issues raised in it!
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Neylan McBaine grew up a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) in New York City and attended Yale University. She has been published in Newsweek, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, Segullah, Meridian Magazine and BustedHalo.com. She is the author of a collection of personal essays — How to Be a Twenty-First Century Pioneer Woman (2008) — and writes regular columns for Patheos.com, a premier religious information portal, and PowerofMoms.com.
Neylan is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Mormon Women Project, a continuously expanding library of interviews with LDS women found at www.mormonwomen.com. She is also a creative director at Bonneville Communications, responsible for the female portraits in the national media campaign found at Mormon.org.
She lives with her husband and three young daughters.
Neylan is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Mormon Women Project, a continuously expanding library of interviews with LDS women found at www.mormonwomen.com. She is also a creative director at Bonneville Communications, responsible for the female portraits in the national media campaign found at Mormon.org.
She lives with her husband and three young daughters.
Click here to purchase your copy of Neylan's book, How To Be A Twenty-First Century Pioneer Woman
I am delighted and greatly encouraged to discover your thoughtful, balanced, and deeply encouraging website, Neylan. Your writing is clear and timely, rich and authentic. I recently mused about this very topic in my own blog, wondering if my own pioneer grandmothers were more like me even in their day, wondering if they dreamed of sharing their gifts and talents with the world in ways different than their contemporaries.
I find it poignant that you are following in the footsteps of your mother, sharing and giving voice to our diverse group of pioneer women. I send you much cheering, and look forward to reading your writings and your book. Thank-you!
Posted by: Melanee Evans | July 03, 2009 at 05:43 PM
I enjoyed your article and appreciated the several ways you addressed the topic. Your comments helped spur me to think about what I'm going to do with my time now that I'm out of the official working world and am focused on my child. Thanks for the thought provoking words!
My main takeaway is that I am not expected to change the world (and doing so if I end up with a large family would be quite a challenge), but if I decide to at least try, there are a few role models out there. And, as always, I am reminded that there are seasons to life and this season may just be for my family.
Posted by: Kristy Williams | July 29, 2009 at 10:13 PM