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Edward W. (Edward William) Tullidge
1829–1894
A vivid early voice of Utah letters, he wrote history, criticism, drama, and journalism while moving through some of the most important religious and cultural debates of his time. His books remain a window into 19th-century Mormon and Utah history.
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The Women of Mormondom
by Edward W. (Edward William) Tullidge
About the author
Born in Weymouth, Dorset, England, in 1829, Edward W. Tullidge became an English-born writer, editor, playwright, and historian whose career unfolded largely in Utah. He is remembered especially for his energetic literary life and for documenting the people, politics, and institutions of the Utah Territory.
Tullidge was involved with several currents within the Latter Day Saint movement over the course of his life, including the LDS Church and the Godbeite movement. That shifting religious and intellectual path gave his writing an unusual range: he was not just recording events, but arguing about culture, belief, and the future of the Mormon community.
His best-known work includes historical writing on Salt Lake City and Utah, along with journalism and literary criticism. He died in 1894, but his books are still useful to readers interested in the texture of frontier Utah and the voices that helped shape its public memory.