The Industrial Christian Home for Polygamous Wives
The Industrial Christian Home for Polygamous Wives (or The Industrial Christian Home) was a women's refuge created in 1886 in
History
The Industrial Christian Home Association was founded by
Representing the group before the Senate Committee on Education and Labor in Washington D. C.,
Difficulties between the board and the staff caused organizational problems, which were exacerbated by Mormon attempts to discredit the whole enterprise. A total of 154 applications were made in the first nine months, most of which were refused by the board, who reasoned that monogamous wives, first wives, and children of polygamists would not be helped by the home. Mission staff restricted access to those whose marriages they considered illegal – second and third wives.[4] Also excluded were those who refused polygamy, or indeed Mormonism as a whole.[5]
In 1888—1889 Congress approved funds for an elaborate new home. An additional appropriation of $80,000 ($75,000 for building and $5,000 for contingent expenses)[6] paid for the construction of a large building at 145 South 500 East in Salt Lake City.[3][7] The home opened in June 1889. It never had enough residents to fill its capacious accommodation. It closed in 1893.[4]
Later uses of the building
Briefly the building was the home of the
In 1945 it became the Ambassador Athletic Club.[5]
The building was demolished in 1985.[5]
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 0-19-506008-3.
- ^ Sherilyn Cox Bennion (1993). "Sisters Under the Skin". BYU Studies. 33 (1): 112.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-87417-163-1.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-317-47162-2.
- ^ a b c d e Chris Dunsmore. "Mapping Salt Lake City | Stories, Memories & History – Women's Industrial Christian Home/Ambassador Athletic Club". mappingslc.org. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
- ^ Eugene Hale (1888). Polygamy: The Work of the Industrial Christian Home Association of Utah Territory. p. 3.
- ^ a b Susan Lyman-Whitney (12 March 1995). "Little-known Facts About Women in American History". Deseret News. Retrieved 2 November 2015.
External links
- Eugene Hale (1888). Polygamy: The Work of the Industrial Christian Home Association of Utah Territory.