Nancy Ross
@nancyross.bsky.social
Interdisciplinary prof @ Utah Tech interested in gender/race/sexuality/religion, Mormon feminist, pastor in Community of Christ. She/Her. Opinions are my own.
exponentii.org/blog/curses-... “All women are not Eve and all women are not cursed for eternity because of Eve. The curses are not covenants requiring obedience…”
Curses are not Covenants: A Sermon for Mormon Women on Genesis 3:14-19 — Exponent II Blog
I was a Primary kid in the 1980s and early 1990s and at that time there seemed to be a big push to get children to memorize the Articles of Faith. Each of
exponentii.org
August 15, 2025 at 5:37 PM
exponentii.org/blog/curses-... “All women are not Eve and all women are not cursed for eternity because of Eve. The curses are not covenants requiring obedience…”
I have just encountered three reels on Insta within like 5 minutes of women talking about the new style of garments and trying to sell me on them. No thank you.
February 21, 2025 at 2:41 AM
I have just encountered three reels on Insta within like 5 minutes of women talking about the new style of garments and trying to sell me on them. No thank you.
I am annoyed that I have run out of patience before my grading is done. I hate leaving essay comments in this state.
February 18, 2025 at 1:24 AM
I am annoyed that I have run out of patience before my grading is done. I hate leaving essay comments in this state.
Any day that involves drafting a beloved colleague’s obituary is a rough day.
January 31, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Any day that involves drafting a beloved colleague’s obituary is a rough day.
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With respect and empathy: can we stop with the fear? As a liberal, I getting tired of quivering liberals. It’s kind of how we lost this fight in the first place.
January 22, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Giving me life right now: letters about the a painting Joseph Smith being lent to the Smithsonian. The woman from the RLDS church & has big feelings about the portrait being hung next to Brigham Young & museum card references polygamy. She writes letters of complaint to literally everyone
January 23, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Giving me life right now: letters about the a painting Joseph Smith being lent to the Smithsonian. The woman from the RLDS church & has big feelings about the portrait being hung next to Brigham Young & museum card references polygamy. She writes letters of complaint to literally everyone
“I only know
The inconsistently virtuous
The intermittently thoughtful.
I do not know anyone whose choices
Continually align with their values.
Quite frankly,
I don’t know anyone who can manage
Goodness
Most of the time.” #socialjustice #poetry #mormonfeminism
exponentii.org/blog/terribl...
Terrible Allies — Exponent II Blog
I only knowThe inconsistently virtuousThe intermittently thoughtful.I do not know anyone whose choicesContinually align with their values.Quite frankly,I
exponentii.org
January 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
“I only know
The inconsistently virtuous
The intermittently thoughtful.
I do not know anyone whose choices
Continually align with their values.
Quite frankly,
I don’t know anyone who can manage
Goodness
Most of the time.” #socialjustice #poetry #mormonfeminism
exponentii.org/blog/terribl...
Reposted by Nancy Ross
Exciting news! "Mormon Garments: Sacred and Secret," co-authored by me, Jessica Finnigan, and Larissa Kanno Kindred, will be published by the University of Illinois Press! Release date TBA#MormonGarments #MormonStudies #LivedReligion #ReligiousStudies #SociologyofReligion #HistoryofReligion
January 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Exciting news! "Mormon Garments: Sacred and Secret," co-authored by me, Jessica Finnigan, and Larissa Kanno Kindred, will be published by the University of Illinois Press! Release date TBA#MormonGarments #MormonStudies #LivedReligion #ReligiousStudies #SociologyofReligion #HistoryofReligion
I’ve got some gray hairs from my time on the board of Ordain Women. I’ve got gray hairs from my time as chair/interim director for general education during a GE reform process. I’m like 8 weeks into being a department chair, and I’ve already got new gray hairs to prove it. #darkacademia
October 11, 2023 at 4:50 PM
I’ve got some gray hairs from my time on the board of Ordain Women. I’ve got gray hairs from my time as chair/interim director for general education during a GE reform process. I’m like 8 weeks into being a department chair, and I’ve already got new gray hairs to prove it. #darkacademia
I’m had several conversations with my new admin assistant (Mormon woman in her 50s) abt church stuff while wearing a sleeveless dress & she just saw me make coffee. While I’m never going to be LDS again, I also hate disappointing everyone with rather banal life choices, especially older Mo women.
October 5, 2023 at 6:34 PM
I’m had several conversations with my new admin assistant (Mormon woman in her 50s) abt church stuff while wearing a sleeveless dress & she just saw me make coffee. While I’m never going to be LDS again, I also hate disappointing everyone with rather banal life choices, especially older Mo women.