Jeffrey D. Nichols History Blazer, July 1995 The life of Emma Batchelor Lee French was often one of hardship, struggle, and loss. In her 61 years she witnessed and participated in some of the most memorable and important events of Mormon and western history. Her story—like that of so many women on the western frontier—was also one of hard work, …
Hilda Anderson Erickson, Working Woman
Becky Bartholomew History Blazer, October 1995 Women’s current struggle to balance home and career may seem new. But long before the turn of the century at least one Utah woman was combining home duties with four outside careers and apparently thriving. Hilda Anderson came to Utah in 1866 from Sweden as a seven-year-old. In Grantsville she learned early to work …