A follow-up to the highly successful Worth Their Salt, published in 1996, Worth Their Salt, Too brings together a new set of biographies of women whose roles in Utah's history have not been fully recognized, despite their significance to the social and cultural matrix, past and present, of the state. These women-community and government leaders, activists, artists, writers, scholars, politicians, and others-made important contributions to the state's history and culture. Some of them had experiences that reveal new aspects of the state's history, while others simply led lives so interesting that their stories beg to be told. This new collection demonstrates, as Worth Their Salt did, the diversity of Utah's society and the many different roles women have played in it. Worth Their Salt, Too More Notable but Often Unnoted Women of Utah Utah State University Press Copyright © 2000 Utah State University Press All right reserved. ISBN: 978-0-87421-288-4 Contents Preface................................................................................................................................vii1 Sarah Ann Sutton Cooke (1808-1885): "The Respected Mrs. Cooke" Patricia Lyn Scott..................................................12 Esther Romania Bunnell Pratt Penrose (1839-1932): An Uphill Climb Shana Montgomery.................................................293 Camilla Clara Mieth Cobb (1843-1933): Founder of the Utah Kindergarten Catherine Britsch Frantz....................................414 Lucretia Heywood Kimball (1856-1920): Pioneer in Utah's Early Christian Science Movement Jeffery Ogden Johnson.....................555 Ora Bailey Harding (1893-1939): Making Music Marianne Harding Burgoyne.............................................................616 Algie Eggertsen Ballif (1896-1984): No Subject Was Taboo Georganne B. Arrington and Marion McCardell...............................837 Marion Davis Clegg (1898-1991): The Lady of the Lakes Carol C. Johnson.............................................................1158 Alta Miller (1904-): A Short Sketch of My Life Autobiography........................................................................1339 Ada Duhigg (1905-1992): Angel of Bingham Canyon Floralie Millsaps..................................................................15310 Ella Gilmer Smyth Peacock (1905-1999): Spring City's Resident Saint Susan Mumford, editor..........................................16911 Esther Eggertsen Peterson (1906-1997): "The Most Dangerous Thing since Genghis Khan" Carma Wadley..................................17912 Virginia Eggertsen Sorensen Waugh (1912-1991): Utah's First Lady of Letters Mary Lythgoe Bradford..................................19113 Lola Atiya (1918-): Adventurer of the Mind Kristen Rogers..........................................................................20114 Verla Gean Miller FarmanFarmaian (1920-): How a Beekeeper's Daughter Became a Persian Princess Judy Dykman.........................22115 Alberta Mae Hill Gooch Henry (1920-): "Feed My Sheep" Colleen Whitley..............................................................24716 Emma Lou Warner Thayne (1924-): On the Side of Life Cynthia Lampropoulos...........................................................265Notes..................................................................................................................................281Bibliography...........................................................................................................................313 Chapter One Sarah Ann Sutton Cooke "The Respected Mrs. Cooke" Patricia Lyn Scott Patricia Lyn Scott holds a B.A. in history from Southern Utah University, an M.S. in library science with a specialization in archival administration from Wayne State University, and an M.A. in history of the American West from the University of Utah. She is currently the local government records archivist for the Utah State Archives and provides consultant services and training in every aspect of archival and records management to Utah's counties and school districts. She is the author of the book A Hub of Eastern Idaho: A History of Rigby, Idaho and has written numerous historical articles and papers, including a biography of Eliza Kirtley Royle for the first volume of Worth Their Salt. She serves on the executive committee of the Journal of Mormon History. Scott has done extensive research on Utah women and is currently using the membership lists of Salt Lake City's Ladies Literary Club and the Blue Tea club from 1875 to 1893 to identify non-Mormon women in Salt Lake City. Her interest in Sarah Cooke grew from that research. Sarah's conversion to the LDS Church led her to become a leader in Utah's Mormon community; following her disenchantment with the faith she became a leader in the non-Mormon community. Scott was fascinated by a woman who was obviously deeply respected by both groups. For