Dorothy Allred Solomon
Dorothy Allred Solomon is an American author and educator committed to informing people about the pros and cons of polygamous lifestyles.
Biography
Dorothy Allred was born to Mormon fundamentalist leader Rulon C. Allred[1] and his fourth plural wife.[2] She was the 28th of her father's 48 children.[3][4] In 1977, her father was murdered by agents of violent polygamist leader Ervil LeBaron.[5]
In her memoirs, Allred is open about and critical of the many problems posed by polygamy as practiced by fundamentalist Mormon sects.[6] These problems include the secrecy that necessitated lying to friends and neighbors about their father, constant poverty, jealousy among wives and siblings, an inability to have an emotionally healthy father-child relationship, sexual repression, violent schisms both from internal and external rivals to leadership, and other issues rarely encountered in monogamy.[7] In the same memoirs, she makes very clear that she had great love and respect for her father, a complex man who was as honorable as his patriarchal position allowed and whose sincerity of belief she never doubted.[8]
As a teenager, Dorothy Allred broke with her father's group, the
Solomon was the first contemporary writer to give an insider account of modern-day polygamy.
Solomon lives with her husband in
Publications
- (1984). In My Father's House: An Autobiography of Dorothy Allred Solomon (New York: Franklin Watts, ISBN 0-531-09763-3)
- (1984). Inside Out: Creative Writing in the Classroom (Salt Lake City: Utah Arts Council)
- (2003). Predators, Prey, and Other Kinfolk: Growing Up in Polygamy (New York: W. W. Norton, ISBN 0-393-04946-9)
- (2004). Daughter of the Saints: Growing Up In Polygamy (New York: W. W Norton, ISBN 0-393-32577-6)
- "Very Big Love", Marie Claire, 2007-11-15
- (2008). The Sisterhood: Inside the Lives of Mormon Women (New York: Palgrave Macmillan, ISBN 0-230-60786-1)
- (2009). In My Father's House: A Memoir of Polygamy (Texas: Texas Tech University, ISBN 978-0896726468)
- (2020). Finding Karen: An Ancestral Mystery (Texas: Texas Tech University Press, ISBN 978-1-68283-061-1)
See also
References
- ISBN 9781932597561.
- ISBN 9780393049466.
- ISBN 9780531097632.
- ^ Allred, Rulon Clark (1965). The Allred Family in America, Volume 1. Wm. R. Bischoff.
- ISBN 9780399123719.
- ^ Sawyers, June (June 1, 2003). ""Review of Predators, Prey, and Other Kinfolk: Growing Up in Polygamy"". The Booklist. 99 (19/20): 1713.
- ^ Bateson, Mary Catherine (February 24, 1985). "The Uses of Polygamy". New York Times Book Review (Section 7): 37.
- ^ Bateson, Mary Catherine (February 24, 1985). "The Uses of Polygamy". New York Times Book Review (Section 7): 37.
- ^ Solomon, Dorothy Allred (April 7, 2008). "Very Big Love". Marie Claire.
- ISBN 9780393325775.
- ^ Naparsteck, Martin (July 6, 2003). "Polygamy, inside and out". Salt Lake Tribune. pp. D5.
External links
- Dorothy Allred Solomon : official webpage
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