Pioneers in Petticoats

1969 American film

Pioneers in Petticoats

Directed by| Judge Whitaker
Written by| Joyce Evans
Carol Lynn Pearson
Produced by| Judge Whitaker
Starring| Melinda Cummings
Jillanne Duce
Jim French
Cinematography| Robert Stum
Edited by| Frank S. Wise
Distributed by| The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Release date

* 1969 (1969)

Running time

| 44 minutes
Country| United States
Language| English

Pioneers in Petticoats is a 44-minute film produced by BYU Motion Picture Studios and distributed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It was commissioned for the centennial of the founding of the Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association. In it, the main character, Abigail Harper, is chosen as the local president of the Young Women's Retrenchment Society and finds her values challenged.

## References[edit]

* Hall, Airen (October 2012), "Melodrama on a Mission: Latter-Day Saint Film and the Melodramatic Mode", Journal of Religion and Film, 16 (2): 23–26

## External links[edit]

* Latter-day Saints portal

* "Pioneers in Petticoats". Mormon Literature & Creative Arts Database.
* Pioneers in Petticoats at IMDb

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