“A Progressive Mormon?” ~ Marianne Monson is the descendant of generations of Mormon pioneers, but she’s also a feminist who you might have spotted at some BLM protests last summer with her children. Come learn about some surprising aspects of the history surrounding this unique American religion and learn about how progressive Mormons are reclaiming and reinterpreting spiritual heritage. Marianne is a women’s historian, an author, and a poet. She enjoys hiking on Astoria’s woodland trails, jumping in the Columbia River, and embracing paradoxes and apparent contradictions.