Women’s History Month is celebrated all throughout the month of March in commemoration of the critical role women have played in American history. International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8th, and this year’s theme is a campaign to encourage collective commitment to a gender-equal world. It doesn’t require a globally acclaimed crusader to participate in the movement. Achieving change begins in our own schools, workplaces and communities, as we are each held responsible for the impact of our own actions. Meet some of the local trailblazers who have challenged stereotypes and battled discrimination in the name of equality in Utah and beyond the Beehive State. These women’s papers can be found in the Aileen H. Clyde 20th Century Women’s Legacy Archive.
Born in 1936 in Malad City, Idaho, Sonia Johnson was raised a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS). She began supporting the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) in 1977 through the national nonprofit organization, Mormons for ERA. When the LDS church participated in political activities in opposition to the amendment, in Johnson’s eyes this was wrong, and she condemned the church’s actions. Her activism landed her in front of the Senate Constitutional Rights Committee in 1978, launching her into the national spotlight for the first time, but not the last. The following year, Johnson found herself excommunicated from the LDS Church after a published paper and a series of...
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