Elmina S. Taylor | |
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1st general president of the Young Women | |
June 19, 1880 | – December 6, 1904|
Called by | Brigham Young |
Successor | Martha H. Tingey |
Personal details | |
Born | Anstis Elmina Shepard September 12, 1830 Middlefield, New York, United States |
Died | December 6, 1904 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | (aged 74)
Resting place | Salt Lake City Cemetery 40°46′37″N 111°51′29″W / 40.777°N 111.858°W |
Spouse(s) | George H. Taylor |
Children | 7, including: Mae T. Nystrom |
Parents | David S. Shepard Rosella Bailey |
Website | Elmina Shepard Taylor |
Anstis Elmina Shepard Taylor (September 12, 1830 – December 6, 1904) was the first general president of what is today the Young Women organization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and was a founding member of the National Council of Women of the United States.