Alice Louise Reynolds
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Alice Louise Reynolds was a Brigham Young University
professor who is rated among the top-10 BYU professors of the 20th century.
, a general authority
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon or LDS Church). At age 13 she began studying at Brigham Young Academy (which later became Brigham Young University). She was greatly motivated by the teachings of one of her instructors, Academy Principal Karl G. Maeser
.
Reynolds studied literature at the University of Michigan
from 1892 to 1894. In 1894 she received a faculty appointment at Brigham Young Academy. She latter pursued advanced study at Chicago
, Cornell
, Berkeley and Columbia
.
Reynolds was an editor for the Relief Society Magazine
for seven years.
In politics, Reynolds was an active Democrat
, serving on the national party's committee and as a delegate to the party's national convention. She was also a women's activist and delegate to the General Federation of Women's Clubs
, the National American Women Suffrage Conventions, and the League of Women Voters
at the Pan American Convention.
Reynolds died of cancer at the age of 65.
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
professor who is rated among the top-10 BYU professors of the 20th century.
Biography
Reynolds was the daughter of George ReynoldsGeorge Reynolds (Mormon)
George Reynolds was a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , a longtime secretary to the First Presidency of the LDS Church, and a party to the 1878 United States Supreme Court case Reynolds v...
, a general authority
General authority
In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , a general authority is a member of certain leadership organizations who are given administrative and ecclesiastical authority over the church...
of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon or LDS Church). At age 13 she began studying at Brigham Young Academy (which later became Brigham Young University). She was greatly motivated by the teachings of one of her instructors, Academy Principal Karl G. Maeser
Karl G. Maeser
-Brigham Young Academy:When Maeser arrived at Brigham Young Academy in 1876 it was dying. Enrollment had declined since Warren N. Dusenberry had started the school a few months before. There were only 29 students at the time of Maeser's arrival....
.
Reynolds studied literature at the University of Michigan
University of Michigan
The University of Michigan is a public research university located in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the United States. It is the state's oldest university and the flagship campus of the University of Michigan...
from 1892 to 1894. In 1894 she received a faculty appointment at Brigham Young Academy. She latter pursued advanced study at Chicago
University of Chicago
The University of Chicago is a private research university in Chicago, Illinois, USA. It was founded by the American Baptist Education Society with a donation from oil magnate and philanthropist John D. Rockefeller and incorporated in 1890...
, Cornell
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
, Berkeley and Columbia
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
.
Reynolds was an editor for the Relief Society Magazine
Relief Society Magazine
Relief Society Magazine was the official publication of the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1915 to 1970. It succeeded the earlier Woman's Exponent, which was begun in 1872. The magazine was an important publishing outlet for Utah women, and was run by women...
for seven years.
In politics, Reynolds was an active Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
, serving on the national party's committee and as a delegate to the party's national convention. She was also a women's activist and delegate to the General Federation of Women's Clubs
General Federation of Women's Clubs
The General Federation of Women's Clubs , founded in 1890, is an international women's organization dedicated to community improvement by enhancing the lives of others through volunteer service...
, the National American Women Suffrage Conventions, and the League of Women Voters
League of Women Voters
The League of Women Voters is an American political organization founded in 1920 by Carrie Chapman Catt during the last meeting of the National American Woman Suffrage Association approximately six months before the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution gave women the right to vote...
at the Pan American Convention.
Reynolds died of cancer at the age of 65.