Martha Sonntag Bradley-Evans

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Martha Sonntag Bradley-Evans (born June 18, 1951)

is an American academic who is a professor in the College
of Architecture and Planning at the University of Utah.[1]
She was the president of the Mormon History Association. Bradley-Evans is also the author of several books,
and is known for her history of Mormon feminism.

The Church and Colonel Sanders": Mormon Standard Plan Architecture (1981)
Sandy City: The First 100 Years (1993)
Kidnapped From That Land: The Government Raids
on the Short Creek Polygamist (1993)

Early life

A History of Beaver County (1999)

A History of Kane County (1999)

Martha Sonntag Bradley was born in Salt Lake City,

Utah, on June 18, 1951.[1] She had three brothers.
Bradley-Evans is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints.[2]

4 Zinas: A Story of Mothers and Daughters on the

Mormon Frontier (2000)
Pedestals and Podiums: Utah Women, Religious Authority, and Equal Rights (2005)

Bradley-Evans married Robert Neldon Evans in 2002,

although she had been previously married and had six
children.[3]

Salt Lake City: Yesterday and Today (2010)

Plural Wife: The Life Story of Mabel Finlayson
Allred (2012)

Career

Glorious in Persecution: Joseph Smith, American

Prophet, 18391844 (2016)

Bradley-Evans was the president of the Mormon History

Association. Bradley-Evans was also the co-editor of
Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought.[1] The jour- 4 Awards and accomplishments
nal encouraged members of The Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter-day Saints to freely express their opinions and Bradley-Evans received the Teaching Excellence Award
promoted discussion of various topics.[4]
from both Brigham Young University.[1] and from the
[6]
Bradley-Evans taught at Brigham Young University in the University of Utah.
history department.[1] She was mildly chastised for her
involvement and active discussion on Mormon feminism
on a television talk show. She also received criticism by
LDS members of the John Birch Society for being part
of the faculty at the university since she was an active
feminist.[4] She resigned from Brigham Young University
in July 1993.[4][5]

She was appointed chair of the Utah Heritage Foundation

in 2006. That same year, was also made the vice chair of
the Utah State Board of History. Bradley-Evans received
the Honorary AIA from Utahs American Institute of Architects in 2009.[6] Bradley-Evans received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the YWCA in 2013 and
was made a Fellow of the Utah State Historical Society
Bradley-Evans began teaching at the University of Utah in 2013. She was also awarded the[7]Mormon History Asin 1994 where she has spent most of her career. She sociations highest honor in 2013.
was awarded the Distinguished Teaching Award, the Bennion Center Service Learning Professorship, the University Professorship and the Students Choice Award among 5 References
other honors for her teaching. She was appointed the
Dean of the Honors College at the University of Utah in [1] Finding aid authors: Rachel Anne Givens and John Mur2002 and served in that position until 2011. She became
phy (2007). "Martha Sonntag Bradley research papers".
the Associate Vice President of Academic Aairs and the
Prepared for the L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Provo,
UT. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
Dean of Undergraduate Studies in 2011.[6]
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[2] Allred, Mabel Finlayson (2012). Introduction. In

Bradley-Evans, Martha. Plural Wife: The Life Story of
Mabel Finlayson Allred. University Press of Colorado.
[3] Robert Neldon Evans. Salt Lake Tribune. June 16,
2013. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
[4] Waterman, Bryan (2002). Chapter 7: Trouble in the
Kingdom. The Lords University. Signature Books.
ISBN 1-56085-117-1. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
[5] Dialogue Editor Resigns from BYU (PDF). The Sunstone Magazine: 78. November 1993. Retrieved 31 May
2016.
[6] Martha S. Bradley. Faculty Activity Report. University
of Utah. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
[7] Lloyd, Scott (June 9, 2013). Mormon History Association awards annual honors. Deseret News. Retrieved 29
April 2016.

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