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Zina P. Young Card

1850 – 1931

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Wikipedia Summary

Zina Presendia Young Williams Card was an American religious leader and women's rights activist. A daughter of Brigham Young, the second president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she was the first "Dean of Women" at Brigham Young Academy (BYA) in Provo, Utah. She fought on a national level for women's suffrage and the right to practice plural marriage. After moving to a new Mormon settlement at Cardston, Alberta, Canada, she became a major civic and religious leader of the community.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
April 3, 1850
Salt Lake City
Date of death
January 31, 1931
Citizenship

United States

Occupations & fields
businesspersonoratorsettlerlobbyistsuffragist
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