Relief Society Grain Storage Program, 1876-1940

• Main Author: Embry, Jessie L.
• Format: Others
• Published: BYU ScholarsArchive 1974
• Subjects: Relief Society; Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Grain storage; Mormon women; History; Mormon Studies; Public Affairs; Public Health
• Online Access: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/4667; https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5666&context=etd

This thesis will describe and interpret the development of this Relief Society wheat storage program from its inception in 1876 to 1940 when the program was transferred to the General Church Welfare Committee. Emphasis will be placed on the sisters' attempts to store grain and the problems they encountered. The thesis will also discuss the effects of outside forces on the program and the different ways the sisters used the grain. The final chapter will deal with the relationship between the movement and the history of the Relief Society and its parent organization, the Mormon Church.