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Susa Young Gates

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Susa Young Gates wrote nine books, including the first Mormon novel by a Mormon and a major biography of her father, Brigham Young. Also active in politics and women's organizations, Susa helped organize the National Household Economics Organization, served as a delegate and speaker to five Congresses of the International Council of Women, served as a delegate and officer of the National Council of Women, and was the Utah organizer of Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of the Utah Pioneers, and National Woman's Press Club. She attended several Republican National Conventions, served as an officer of the Relief Society and Young Ladies Mutual Improvement Association, and was a member of the Board of Regents of Brigham Young University and Utah State Agricultural College. In Utah she entertained such prominent American women as Ella Wheeler Wilcox, May Wright Sewall, Clara Barton, and Susan B. Anthony; carried on correspondence with Tolstoy, William Dean Howells, and other literary figures; published several woman suffrage pamphlets; and left many shelves of unpublished dramas, novels, short stories, and biographies. She also wrote the first Mormon genealogical treatises. She founded and edited College Lantern, said to be the first Western college paper, and later the Young Woman's Journal. She was the mother of thirteen children. [adapted from Leonard Arrington] Included in 75 Significant Mormon Poets
\"Homespun\"
Brigham Young and Lucy Bigelow Young
Dr. Alma Bailey Dunford (1872-1877)Jacob F. Gates (1880)
The Susa Young Gates papers are located in the Utah State Historical Society Library. See also Paul Cracroft, "Susa Young Gates: Her Life and Literary Work."
March 18, 1856
Salt Lake City, Utah
May 27, 1933
Brigham Young Academy
Female
Author, Compiler, Editor

19 Works by Susa Young Gates

Title Role Year Genre
Millicent Author Unassigned
A Love Lyric Author Poetry
Cactus Author Unassigned
Life's Interludes Author Poetry
What, When, Who Author Poetry
The Prince of Ur Author 1945 Novel
John Stevens' Courtship Author 1909 Novel
Remembrances of the Old Lion House Days Author Poetry
Betsy Ross and the Flag Author Poetry
This is Death Author Poetry
Song Author Poetry
At Rest Author Poetry
Two Christmas Eves Author Short Story
Homespun Talk Author Personal Essay
My Mother's Song Author Poetry
Surname Book and Racial History Editor 1918 Reference Work
Surname Book and Racial History Compiler 1918 Reference Work
A Memorable Journey to the Scenic Glories of Southern Utah Author 1921 Personal Essay
"All Is Well! All Is Well!" Author 1908 Fiction
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