Lindsay Hansen Park

Lindsay Hansen Park
Born1982 (age 43–44)
Occupations
  • Activist
  • writer
  • podcaster
Children3
Websitewww.yearofpolygamy.com

Lindsay Hansen Park (born 1982) is an American Mormon feminist, writer, podcaster, and executive director of the Salt Lake City-based Sunstone Education Foundation. She is best known as the creator and host of the podcast Year of Polygamy, which examines the history of Mormon polygamy, with particular attention to the experiences of women.

Park has self-identified as an "Independent Mormon".

Early life

Park was raised in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the Salt Lake Valley. Her mother was a public historian who spoke on pioneer history. Park resides in Salt Lake City with her family.

Career and activism

Park co-founded Utah for Congo, an organization raising awareness about sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She also served as Director of Counseling Services for the Whitefields Education Foundation, which provided counseling and resources for Latter-day Saints experiencing disruptions in religious identity.

Park wrote for Feminist Mormon Housewives under the pseudonym "Winterbuzz" and hosted the site's podcast. Her work and commentary have been referenced in The Wall Street Journal, The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake City Weekly, The Guardian, and Quartz.

As executive director of the Sunstone Education Foundation, Park has been credited with helping broaden the organization's magazine readership and annual conference attendance.

Year of Polygamy

In 2014, Park founded the Year of Polygamy podcast. The podcast began with biographical episodes about women sealed to Joseph Smith and later expanded to cover the history of plural marriage in the Latter Day Saint movement and its continuation among Mormon fundamentalist groups.

The podcast was referenced in a New York Times article on Leslie Olpin Petersen's Forgotten Wives series of paintings.

Media consulting

Park worked as a consultant on the television series Under the Banner of Heaven and the Netflix limited series American Primeval.

Podcasts

Year Title Host Notes
2012–2014 Feminist Mormon Housewives Official Podcast Self 124 episodes
2014–2024 Year of Polygamy Self 195 episodes
2019–2026 Sunstone Mormon History Podcast Self 165 episodes
2021 Was I in a Cult? Liz Iacuzzi and Tyler Measom Episode: "The Order: 'Feel Like a Number'"; Credited as producer

Filmography

Year Title Role Producer Consultant Notes
2018 Warren Jeffs: Prophet of Evil Self (Polygamy historian) No No TV documentary
2022 Under the Banner of Heaven — No Yes 7 episodes; Historical and cultural consultant
2024 Daughters of the Cult Self Yes Yes 3 episodes
2025 American Primeval — No Yes 6 episodes; Historical consultant
How I Escaped My Cult Self (Historian) No No Episode: "Yearning for Zion/FLDS"

References

  1. ↑ O'Neil, Lorena (July 12, 2014). "The Evolution of Mormon Feminism". OZY. Retrieved May 20, 2019. Lindsay Hansen-Park, a 32-year-old blogger
  2. 1 2 Stack, Peggy Fletcher (August 1, 2015). "Sunstone puts on a younger, more diverse face as symposium explores hipper Mormon topics". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  3. ↑ "About Us". Sunstone Magazine. May 3, 2009. Retrieved May 20, 2019.
  4. ↑ Johnson, Eric M. (November 11, 2014). "Mormon church says founder had about 40 wives". The Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  5. 1 2 "I am Lindsay Hansen Park, Mormon podcaster, Host of the Year of Polygamy podcast, Story of Woman podcast, and FMH podcast. Ask me (almost*) anything". Reddit. 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  6. 1 2 "About Year of Polygamy". Year of Polygamy. March 10, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Prevail Panel Discussion". Utah Museum of Contemporary Art. November 5, 2014. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  8. ↑ "FMH Podcast". Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Mormon Feminism 101: the Podcast". Feminist Mormon Housewives. May 15, 2012. Retrieved September 17, 2018. Park has blogged with the handle 'Winterbuzz'
  10. ↑ Fowler, Geoffrey A. (April 6, 2013). "Woman Takes Rare Lead Role at Mormon Event". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  11. ↑ Napier-Pearce, Jennifer (October 27, 2014). "Trib Talk: Mormon essays on Joseph Smith's polygamy". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  12. ↑ Lauritzen, Stephanie (October 1, 2014). "The Mormon Avengers". Salt Lake City Weekly. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  13. ↑ Edmunds, Tresa (February 9, 2012). "It's time for Mormons to accept gay marriage". The Guardian. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  14. ↑ Park, Lindsay Hansen (August 29, 2016). "Mormon Feminists: Yes, it is possible to support women's rights in the LDS church". Quartz. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Year of Polygamy Episodes in Order". Year of Polygamy. April 26, 2015. Retrieved May 21, 2019.
  16. ↑ Dobner, Jennifer (August 15, 2015). "Mormon Leader Joseph Smith's 34 Wives Inspire Utah Artist". The New York Times. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  17. ↑ Lindsay Park, Rebecca Bibliotheca, Steven Pynakker (May 28, 2022). Lindsay Hansen Park's Take on Under the Banner of Heaven! The Aftershow (YouTube). Mormon Book Reviews.