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Lula L. Greene Richards

Born in Kanesville, Iowa, during a cholera outbreak, Louisa Lula Greene Richards survived two nearly fatal accidents as a child and grew up to become the first woman journalist in Utah. Her family arrived in Salt Lake City in 1852, after Brigham Young ordered the evacuation of Kanesville and all Pottawattamie County, and they eventually settled in Cache County. At age eighteen, she and her sister Lissa opened a small school, but Louisa was frustrated by her impatience with the students and by her lack of formal education. It was her desire for learning that in 1869 took her back to school in Salt Lake City, and there her talent as a writer began to develop. Early poems she submitted to the Salt Lake Herald and the Deseret News under the name “Lula” were well-received. A great-niece of Brigham Young, she formed a close relationship with Eliza R. Snow and helped her bring about her second volume of poems by selling advance subscriptions to raise the funds needed for publication. Her personal initiative and skill with the pen caught the attention of Edward Sloan, editor of the Salt Lake Herald, and in 1872 he selected her to be the editor of a new newspaper, the Woman’s Exponent. Unsure of her qualifications for such a position, she accepted only on the conditions that Snow approved and that Brigham Young made it an official Church calling. For the next five years her editorials argued for the right of women to vote, to obtain an equal educational, and to choose their occupation. She also advocated the right of Mormon women to practice their religion freely. She retired from her position after the birth of her second daughter, but she continued to write as her family grew. Her poems appeared in the Woman’s Exponent, Improvement Era, Young Woman’s Journal, Children’s Friend, Relief Society Magazine, and Juvenile Instructor. Her book of poetry, Branches That Run Over the Wall, was published in 1904. [from Discoveries: Two Centuries of Poems by Mormon Women, 99] Included in 75 Significant Mormon Poets
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LDS
LDS (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Levi W. Richards
8 April 1849
Kanesville, Iowa
9 September 1944
Editor of "Women's Exponent" (1872-1877) Editor of "Juvenile Instructor" (1883-1907)
Female
Author, Poet

90 Works by Lula L. Greene Richards

Title Role Year Genre
An Apology Author Poetry
On My Fourteenth Birthday Author Poetry
Branches That Run Over the Wall Author 1904 Poetry
I Want to Be Close to You Author Poetry
Afterwhile Author 1941 Poetry
Apostrophe Author Poetry
Thank God Author Poetry
The Sego Lily Author Poetry
Brother, Sister, Dread No Ill Author Poetry
Father and Son Author Poetry
Florence Farnsworth Richards Author Poetry
For Aunt Zina Author Poetry
Greatest Prize Author Poetry
James Edward Talmage is Still With Us Author Poetry
Jesus Wept Author Poetry
L.D.S. Husband to His Wife Author Poetry
Let Us Be Near to Thee Author Poetry
Life Boat Author Poetry
Morning Song Author Poetry
New Year Author Poetry
Not Ashamed Author Poetry
Our Boys Author Poetry
Pleasant Reminders Author Poetry
Scout Author Poetry
Sunrise and Morning Star Author Poetry
Temple of God Author Poetry
Temple Worker to his Wife Author Poetry
What our words Portend Author Poetry
What We Need Author Poetry
Object Lesson from Old Note Book Author Short Story
Run-a-way Babies Author Short Story
Birthday Song of Praise Author Poetry
Building Author Poetry
Century Song of Joseph Smith Author Poetry
Light, Truth and Love Author Poetry
Peace, Goodwill Author Poetry
Response of Roundelay of S.L.C. Author Poetry
Rest and Progression Author Poetry
Sowing Wild Oats Author Poetry
Wishes for Utah Author Poetry
A Rich Man's Thanksgiving Dinner Author Short Story
Twenty Days' Lesson Author Short Story
Our Work and Our Wealth Author Poetry
Our Hero Washington Author Poetry
Our Baby Author Poetry
Angel Guides Author Poetry
Faith, Whither Art Thou Fled? Author Poetry
Thou Shalt Not Take the Name of the Lord Thy God in Vain Author Personal Essay
Sacrifice Author Short Story
Recitation- My Father Author Poetry
The Baby's Page Author 1913 Poetry
The Baby's Page Author 1913 Poetry
Consoling Words Author Poetry
What are We Doing? Author 1915 Poetry
"The Bridegroom Cometh." Author 1915 Poetry
My Friend Author 1916 Poetry
To My Mother Author 1916 Poetry
A Sure Defense Author 1916 Poetry
Similitude Author 1916 Poetry
Alice Author 1917 Poetry
A Bouquet and a Sentiment Author 1917 Poetry
To President Joseph F. Smith, His Family and All Mourners Author 1918 Poetry
A Lament Author 1918 Poetry
A Christmas Sonnet Author 1918 Poetry
The Homecoming Author 1919 Poetry
The Blessedness of Pure Young Love Author 1919 Poetry
The Records of Our Dead Author 1919 Poetry
Our God and Friend Author 1919 Poetry
Promoted Author 1920 Poetry
We Mothers of Men Author 1920 Poetry
A New Year's Prayer for 1921 Author 1921 Poetry
Aunt "Em" Author 1921 Poetry
Don't Let the Baby Forget Me Author 1921 Poetry
A Little Child at the Christmas Tide Author 1921 Poetry
Mutual Appreciation Author 1922 Poetry
Treasured Works Author 1923 Poetry
Aunt Lydia Ann and Aunt Susan A. Wells Author 1923 Poetry
Mother's Answer Author 1925 Poetry
Beatitudes Author 1925 Poetry
Mary Author 1927 Poetry
To Dr. Ellis R. Shipp Author 1927 Poetry
A Treasured Volume Author 1927 Poetry
Retrospect Author 1929 Poetry
Emily Author 1929 Poetry
Greetings and Praise Author 1930 Poetry
Anthem Author 1937 Poetry
Corneel Author 1939 Poetry
For the Elect's Sake Author 1943 Poetry
A Threat of Thought Author 2018 Poetry
A Welcome Author 2018 Poetry
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