Maureen Ursenbach Beecher
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Maureen Ursenbach Beecher (born 1935) was an English professor at Brigham Young University
who has also been in the past associated with the Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Church History
at that university. Although she has written at times broadly on the history of Latter-day Saint women her main focus has been on Eliza R. Snow and her literary works.
Beecher retired from BYU in 1997 after having been on the faculty there for 25 years.
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...
who has also been in the past associated with the Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Church History
Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Church History
The Joseph Fielding Smith Institute for Church History was an academic research organization at Brigham Young University from 1980 to 2005, which sought to promote the study of the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.-History:In 1982, the History Division of the church's...
at that university. Although she has written at times broadly on the history of Latter-day Saint women her main focus has been on Eliza R. Snow and her literary works.
Beecher retired from BYU in 1997 after having been on the faculty there for 25 years.