Martha Sonntag Bradley-Evans

Martha Sonntag Bradley-Evans
Born Martha Sonntag Bradley
(1951-06-18) June 18, 1951
Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.
Occupation Professor at the University of Utah
Spouse(s) Robert Neldon Evans (m. 2002; his death 2013)

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.

Early life

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 (LDS Church).[2]

Bradley-Evans married Robert Neldon Evans in 2002, although she had been previously married and had six children.[3]

Career

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 journal encouraged members of the LDS Church to freely express their opinions and promoted discussion of various topics.[4]

Bradley-Evans taught at Brigham Young University (BYU) in the 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 BYU in July 1993.[4][5]

Bradley-Evans began teaching at the University of Utah in 1994 where she has spent most of her career. She was awarded the Distinguished Teaching Award, the Bennion Center Service Learning Professorship, the University Professorship and the Student's Choice Award among other honors for her teaching. She was appointed the Dean of the Honors College at the University of Utah in 2002 and served in that position until 2011. She became the Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs and the Dean of Undergraduate Studies in 2011.[6]

Bibliography

  • "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)
  • A History of Beaver County (1999)
  • A History of Kane County (1999)
  • 4 Zinas: A Story of Mothers and Daughters on the Mormon Frontier (2000)
  • Pedestals and Podiums: Utah Women, Religious Authority, and Equal Rights (2005)
  • Salt Lake City: Yesterday and Today (2010)
  • Plural Wife: The Life Story of Mabel Finlayson Allred (2012)
  • Glorious in Persecution: Joseph Smith, American Prophet, 1839–1844 (2016)

Awards and accomplishments

Bradley-Evans received the Teaching Excellence Award from both BYU[1] and from the University of Utah.[6]

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 Utah's 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 in 2013. She was also awarded the Mormon History Association's highest honor in 2013.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Finding aid authors: Rachel Anne Givens and John Murphy (2007). "Martha Sonntag Bradley research papers". Prepared for the L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Provo, UT. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  2. ↑ Allred, Mabel Finlayson (2012). "Introduction". In Bradley-Evans, Martha. Plural Wife: The Life Story of Mabel Finlayson Allred. University Press of Colorado. ISBN 9780874218756.
  3. ↑ "Robert Neldon Evans". Salt Lake Tribune. June 16, 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Waterman, Bryan (2002). "Chapter 7: Trouble in the Kingdom". The Lord's 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. 1 2 3 "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.

Martha Sonntag Bradley research papers, at L. Tom Perry Special Collections, Brigham Young University

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