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Bennion
,
Cora
Lindsay
Birth and Death Dates
1874-1975
Call Number
MSS
SC
906
Material Type
Memorabilia
Biography
Cora
Lindsay
Bennion
was
born
December
9
,
1874
in
Taylorsville
,
Utah
, the
third
of
eleven
children
born
to
Joseph
Shanks
and
Emma
Lindsay
.
After
attending
the
Latter-day
Saint
College
and the
University
of
Utah
,
Cora
taught
school
for
one
year
. In
June
1898
Cora
married
Milton
Bennion
in the
Salt
Lake
City
Temple
.
After
their
marriage
, they
moved
to
Chicago
,
Illinois
,
where
her
husband
attended
college
and
Cora
studied
music
. With
Cora's
musical
abilities
, she
often
entertained
her
family
and
friends
.
After
graduation
,
Cora's
husband
served
as the
President
of
Cedar
City
Normal
School
. In
1912
,
Cora
and her
husband
moved
to
Wisconsin
,
where
her
husband
studied
at
another
university
. They
returned
to
Salt
Lake
City
,
Utah
one
year
later
.
Besides
giving
birth
to
ten
children
,
two
of
whom
died
in
infancy
,
Cora
was an
active
member
in the
Parent
Teacher
Association
,
President
of the
Utah
Women's
Club
, an
ordinance
worker
in the
Salt
Lake
Temple
for
thirty
years
, and
member
of the
General
Relief
Society
Board
for
nineteen
years
. Her
dedication
to her
husband
,
children
, and
church
,
along
with her
skills
in
homemaking
,
earned
her the
title
of
Utah's
Mother
of the
Year
in
1952
.
Cora
died
on
July
19
,
1975
at the
age
of
one
hundred
and
one
.
Abstract
Several
letters
,
documents
, and
photographs
make
up
this
collection
of
Cora
Bennion's
memorabilia
. These
documents
reveal
that those
who
knew
Cora
considered
her
worthy
of their
respect
. In
letters
recommending
Cora
as
Utah's
Mother
of the
Year
,
Amy
Brown
Lyman
, a
former
president
of the
Relief
Society
,
George
R
.
Hill
, the
General
Superintendent
of the
Deseret
Sunday
School
, and
T
.
Quentin
Cannon
, an
attorney
,
write
of
Cora's
talents
and
contributions
to
society
. An
article
written
by
Amy
Brown
Lyman
on
April
12
,
1952
commends
Cora
for her
excellent
housekeeping
and
contributions
to the
Red
Cross
,
PTA
,
educational
forums
, and
welfare
programs
.
Marba
C
.
Josephson
writes
an
article
in The
Instructor
of
May
1952
,
entitled
, 'A
Mother
in
Israel
:
Cora
Lindsay
Bennion.
' This
article
gives
a
brief
biography
of
Cora
and
praises
her
accomplishments
. This
collection
also
includes
a
faded
newspaper
clipping
announcing
Cora's
award
and a
large
official
certificate
from The
American
Mother's
Committee
of the
Golden
Rule
Foundation
,
signed
by the
members
of the
committee
presidency
.
Members
of the
Temple
Presidency
write
of their
appreciation
for
Cora's
willingness
to
serve
as an
ordinance
worker
in the
temple
and a
certificate
of
honorable
release
acknowledges
Cora's
great
service
.
Cora's
100th
birthday
celebration
was an
important
event
for her.
President
Spencer
W
.
Kimball
writes
of
Cora's
noble
birthright
,
exemplary
life
,
rich
pioneer
heritage
, and
devotion
to her
family
,
friends
, and
church
. This
letter
,
written
on
December
6
,
1974
,
congratulates
Cora
on her
100th
birthday
. The
President
of the
United
States
,
Gerald
R
.
Ford
, and
Utah's
governor
,
Calvin
L
.
Rampton
, also
wrote
letters
to
congratulate
Cora
on
becoming
one
hundred
years
old
.
While
Cora
served
on the
General
Relief
Society
Board
, she
wrote
an
article
entitle
, '
Mormon
Ideals
of
Motherhood
' that was also
broadcast
on the
KSL
Radio
Station
. In this
article
,
Cora
writes
of
women's
roles
as
homemakers
,
mothers
, and
teachers
. She
advises
women
to
make
use
of
modern
conveniences
to
help
them have
more
leisure
time
to
study
art
,
music
, and
literature
.
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