While it comes as no surprise that the Utah Supreme Court has overturned the convictions against polygamist Warren Jeffs today, the outrage is no less palpable for feminists watching around the world. Jeffs, the so-called prophet of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS), was convicted as an accomplice to rape in […]
Author: Andrea Moore-Emmett
Andrea Moore-Emmett is the author of God's Brothel, The Extortion of Sex For Salvation in Contemporary Mormon and Christian Fundamentalist Polygamy and the Stories of 18 Women Who Escaped. She is the author of several articles covering polygamy for various national magazines and was the researcher for the A&E documentary, Inside Polygamy, which also aired on the BBC. As a journalist, she has been the recipient of five awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Utah Headliners Chapter, including the Don Baker investigative Journalism Award. She was awarded a Women in Communications Leading Changes Award and an Award for Distinguished Service and Excellence in Journalism from the Leadership Council on Abuse and Interpersonal Violence and the Institute on Violence, Abuse and Trauma. Moore-Emmett served as Utah NOW President and on a Salt Lake City Mayor's Commission. She is currently living in California where she is finishing a Masters degree in psychology.