Orem Library

A project of the Utah Women's History Association and cosponsored by the Utah State Historical Society, Paradigm or Paradox provides the first thorough survey of the complicated history of all Utah women. Some of the finest historians studying Utah examine the spectrum of significant social and cultural topics in the state's history that particularly have involved or affected women.

"In the 1840s, land west of the Missouri River was a new frontier for courage, adventure, freedom and true grit. During this era and the decades that followed, Utah became the focal point for many brave settlers yearning for a new way of life. While Utah's proud Mormon legacy is well documented, there are lesser-known stories that contribute to the state's fascinating history. Join public historian, author and history columnist Eileen Hallet Stone...

"After persevering through the hardships of their new settlement's first seven years of existence--deadly conflicts with Utah Valley's Native Americans; drought; grasshopper infestations; the cold, killing winter of 1855-1856; famine; and the initiation of the stringent Mormon Reformation--Provo's inhabitants hoped that the last three years of the first decade of settlement would be easier. They were to be extremely disappointed. The final months...