Pioneers in Petticoats

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

• 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

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