April Young Bennett (center in red, facing forward) speaks to LDS Spokesperson Ruth Todd (also in red, facing away from the camera) during Ordain Women’s first attempt to attend the Priesthood Session of General Conference, October 2013. Photo by Rick Egan, Salt Lake Tribune.
April Young Bennett served as an organizer, spokesperson and Board member for the activist group Ordain Women during its first years. She helped organize several activist demonstrations that attracted national attention and coverage in the New York Times, the Washington Post, NPR, the Atlantic, the Guardian, Al Jazeera and other respected news outlets, attracting loyal supporters both inside and outside the Mormon faith.
Op-Eds
Ordain Women supporters are worthy of their congregations’ love
Mormon PR statement doesn’t fit Ordain Women facts
Selected News Coverage
LDS Church Denies Access to Priesthood Session to Ordain Women | KUTV
The Coming Crackdown on Mormon Liberals | The Daily Beast
Audio
13 Lessons Learned as an Organizer of Ordain Women | Sunstone Symposium
Ordain Women and Renewed Conversations about Priesthood | Mormon Matters
Video
Know the History: A Live Discussion Among Ordain Women Leaders and Supporters
Presentation
Confirming Our Hope: Women and Priesthood