Appendix
This table contains the names of all the women who have spoken in the semiannual general conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or in special meetings that occurred in conjunction with general conference. For example, Aaronic Priesthood meetings, also called bishop’s conferences, were held from 1921 through 1963 and attended by male ward and stake leaders who oversaw the daily workings of their congregations, including the Aaronic Priesthood and Young Women. Welfare sessions, sometimes called agricultural meetings, began in 1937 and trained male and female stake and ward welfare workers on resources and procedures. Welfare sessions were discontinued in 1982. Other special sessions or meetings discussed missionary work, the Indian Placement Program, and genealogical work. On occasion, women spoke at these meetings.
The table does not include women’s speeches from Relief Society general conferences or women’s meetings, MIA June conferences, Young Women meetings and firesides, Primary conferences, or Sunday School conferences. Women spoke regularly at these auxiliary conferences and meetings, and their words were recorded in the Woman’s Exponent, Relief Society Magazine, Young Woman’s Journal, Improvement Era, Children’s Friend, Ensign, New Era, Liahona, Deseret News, and elsewhere. Auxiliary conferences ended in 1975, replaced by various iterations of a general women’s meeting and by training conducted on a regional and stake level. Beginning in the fall of 2014, the general women’s meeting was recognized as a session of general conference; it is included on this table from that date.
Sources for information in this table include official Conference Reports, the Deseret News, and audiovisual collections of welfare sessions at the Church History Library in Salt Lake City.
| Date | Speaker | Session |
|---|---|---|
| Oct. 8, 1845 | Lucy Mack Smith | general session |
| Oct. 7, 1879 | Zina D. H. Young | priesthood and MIA meeting |
| Apr. 5, 1908 | Rachel H. Leatham | outdoor overflow meeting |
| Apr. 5, 1908 | Martha Mary Langenbucher | outdoor overflow meeting |
| Apr. 4, 1909 | Lillian V. Jones | outdoor overflow meeting |
| Oct. 5, 1929 | Louise Y. Robison | general session |
| Oct. 5, 1929 | Ruth May Fox | general session |
| Oct. 5, 1929 | May Anderson | general session |
| Apr. 9, 1930 | Louise Y. Robison | general session |
| Apr. 9, 1930 | Ruth May Fox | general session |
| Apr. 9, 1930 | May Anderson | general session |
| Oct. 5, 1930 | Louise Y. Robison | general session |
| Oct. 5, 1930 | Ruth May Fox | general session |
| Oct. 5, 1930 | May Anderson | general session |
| Oct. 2, 1937 | May Anderson | Aaronic Priesthood meeting |
| Oct. 5, 1940 | Amy Brown Lyman | welfare meeting |
| Apr. 5, 1941 | Marguerite Burton | welfare meeting |
| Apr. 5, 1941 | Zephyr Doyle | welfare meeting |
| Apr. 5, 1941 | Donna D. Sorensen | welfare meeting |
| Oct. 4, 1941 | Alice M. Graves | welfare meeting |
| Oct. 4, 1941 | Amy Brown Lyman | welfare meeting |
| Oct. 5, 1945 | Verna W. Goddard | Aaronic Priesthood meeting |
| Apr. 4, 1947 | Belle S. Spafford | Aaronic Priesthood meeting |
| Apr. 6, 1948 | Mildred Thompson | Aaronic Priesthood meeting |
| Apr. 5, 1949 | Belle S. Spafford | welfare meeting |
| Apr. 3, 1959 | Theda Farnsworth | missionary meeting |
| Apr. 7, 1967 | Belle S. Spafford | welfare session |
| Sept. 30, 1967 | Carolyn Dunn | welfare session |
| Sept. 30, 1967 | Belle S. Spafford | welfare session |
| Apr. 6, 1968 | Belle S. Spafford | welfare session |
| Oct. 4, 1968 | Virginia Casuse | Indian Placement meeting |
| Oct. 5, 1968 | Belle S. Spafford | welfare session |
| Apr. 5, 1969 | Belle S. Spafford | welfare session |
| Oct. 4, 1969 | Belle S. Spafford | welfare session |
| Apr. 4, 1970 | Belle S. Spafford | welfare session |
| Oct. 3, 1970 | Belle S. Spafford | welfare session |
| Apr. 3, 1971 | Belle S. Spafford | welfare session |
| Oct. 2, 1971 | Belle S. Spafford | welfare session |
| Apr. 8, 1972 | Belle S. Spafford | welfare session |
| Oct. 7, 1972 | Belle S. Spafford | welfare session |
| Apr. 7, 1973 | Belle S. Spafford | welfare session |
| Oct. 6, 1973 | Belle S. Spafford | welfare session |
| Apr. 6, 1974 | Belle S. Spafford | welfare session |
| Oct. 5, 1974 | Belle S. Spafford | welfare session |
| Apr. 5, 1975 | Barbara B. Smith | welfare session |
| Oct. 4, 1975 | Barbara B. Smith | welfare session |
| Apr. 3, 1976 | Barbara B. Smith | welfare session |
| Oct. 2, 1976 | Barbara B. Smith | welfare session |
| Apr. 2, 1977 | Barbara B. Smith | welfare session |
| Oct. 1, 1977 | Barbara B. Smith | welfare session |
| Apr. 1, 1978 | Barbara B. Smith | welfare session |
| Sept. 30, 1978 | Barbara B. Smith | welfare session |
| Oct. 6, 1979 | Barbara B. Smith | welfare session |
| Apr. 5, 1980 | Shirley W. Thomas | welfare session |
| Oct. 4, 1980 | Barbara B. Smith | welfare session |
| Apr. 4, 1981 | Barbara B. Smith | welfare session |
| Oct. 3, 1981 | Barbara B. Smith | welfare session |
| Oct. 3, 1981 | JoAnn Randall | welfare session |
| Apr. 3, 1982 | Barbara B. Smith | welfare session |
| Oct. 2, 1982 | Barbara B. Smith | welfare session |
| Apr. 7, 1984 | Elaine A. Cannon | general session |
| Apr. 7, 1984 | Barbara B. Smith | general session |
| Apr. 8, 1984 | Barbara Ann Winder | general session |
| Apr. 8, 1984 | Ardeth G. Kapp | general session |
| Apr. 3, 1988 | Dwan J. Young | general session |
| Oct. 2, 1988 | Michaelene P. Grassli | general session |
| Apr. 2, 1989 | Joy F. Evans | general session |
| Oct. 1, 1989 | Jayne B. Malan | general session |
| Apr. 1, 1990 | Barbara W. Winder | general session |
| Apr. 1, 1990 | Elaine L. Jack | general session |
| Oct. 7, 1990 | Ruth B. Wright | general session |
| Apr. 7, 1991 | Janette C. Hales | general session |
| Oct. 6, 1991 | Aileen H. Clyde | general session |
| Apr. 5, 1992 | Ardeth G. Kapp | general session |
| Apr. 5, 1992 | Janette C. Hales | general session |
| Oct. 4, 1992 | Betty Jo N. Jepsen | general session |
| Apr. 4, 1993 | Chieko N. Okazaki | general session |
| Oct. 3, 1993 | Virginia H. Pearce | general session |
| Apr. 2, 1994 | Elaine L. Jack | general session |
| Apr. 3, 1994 | Ruth B. Wright | general session |
| Oct. 1, 1994 | Michaelene P. Grassli | general session |
| Oct. 2, 1994 | Patricia P. Pinegar | general session |
| Apr. 1, 1995 | Aileen H. Clyde | general session |
| Apr. 2, 1995 | Bonnie D. Parkin | general session |
| Sept. 30, 1995 | Janette Hales Beckham | general session |
| Oct. 1, 1995 | Anne G. Wirthlin | general session |
| Apr. 6, 1996 | Chieko N. Okazaki | general session |
| Apr. 7, 1996 | Susan L. Warner | general session |
| Oct. 5, 1996 | Virginia H. Pearce | general session |
| Oct. 6, 1996 | Elaine L. Jack | general session |
| Apr. 5, 1997 | Patricia P. Pinegar | general session |
| Apr. 6, 1997 | Elaine L. Jack | general session |
| Oct. 4, 1997 | Mary Ellen Smoot | general session |
| Oct. 5, 1997 | Janette Hales Beckham | general session |
| Apr. 4, 1998 | Anne G. Wirthlin | general session |
| Apr. 5, 1998 | Margaret D. Nadauld | general session |
| Oct. 3, 1998 | Virginia U. Jensen | general session |
| Oct. 4, 1998 | Susan L. Warner | general session |
| Apr. 3, 1999 | Carol B. Thomas | general session |
| Apr. 4, 1999 | Sheri L. Dew | general session |
| Oct. 2, 1999 | Sharon G. Larsen | general session |
| Oct. 3, 1999 | Patricia P. Pinegar | general session |
| Apr. 1, 2000 | Coleen K. Menlove | general session |
| Apr. 2, 2000 | Mary Ellen W. Smoot | general session |
| Oct. 7, 2000 | Margaret D. Nadauld | general session |
| Oct. 8, 2000 | Virginia U. Jensen | general session |
| Mar. 31, 2001 | Sydney S. Reynolds | general session |
| Apr. 1, 2001 | Carol B. Thomas | general session |
| Oct. 6, 2001 | Sheri L. Dew | general session |
| Oct. 7, 2001 | Sharon G. Larsen | general session |
| Apr. 6, 2002 | Mary Ellen W. Smoot | general session |
| Apr. 7, 2002 | Gayle M. Clegg | general session |
| Apr. 7, 2002 | Bonnie D. Parkin | general session |
| Oct. 5, 2002 | Coleen K. Menlove | general session |
| Oct. 6, 2002 | Margaret D. Nadauld | general session |
| Apr. 5, 2003 | Kathleen H. Hughes | general session |
| Apr. 6, 2003 | Susan W. Tanner | general session |
| Oct. 4, 2003 | Anne C. Pingree | general session |
| Oct. 5, 2003 | Sydney S. Reynolds | general session |
| Apr. 3, 2004 | Gayle M. Clegg | general session |
| Apr. 4, 2004 | Julie B. Beck | general session |
| Oct. 2, 2004 | Bonnie D. Parkin | general session |
| Oct. 3, 2004 | Elaine S. Dalton | general session |
| Apr. 2, 2005 | Coleen K. Menlove | general session |
| Apr. 3, 2005 | Kathleen H. Hughes | general session |
| Oct. 1, 2005 | Susan W. Tanner | general session |
| Oct. 2, 2005 | Cheryl C. Lant | general session |
| Apr. 1, 2006 | Julie B. Beck | general session |
| Apr. 2, 2006 | Anne C. Pingree | general session |
| Sept. 30, 2006 | Elaine S. Dalton | general session |
| Oct. 1, 2006 | Margaret S. Lifferth | general session |
| Mar. 31, 2007 | Bonnie D. Parkin | general session |
| Apr. 1, 2007 | Vicki F. Matsumori | general session |
| Oct. 6, 2007 | Mary N. Cook | general session |
| Oct. 7, 2007 | Julie B. Beck | general session |
| Apr. 5, 2008 | Cheryl C. Lant | general session |
| Apr. 6, 2008 | Susan W. Tanner | general session |
| Oct. 4, 2008 | Silvia H. Allred | general session |
| Oct. 5, 2008 | Elaine S. Dalton | general session |
| Apr. 4, 2009 | Margaret S. Lifferth | general session |
| Apr. 5, 2009 | Barbara Thompson | general session |
| Oct. 3, 2009 | Vicki F. Matsumori | general session |
| Oct. 4, 2009 | Ann M. Dibb | general session |
| Apr. 3, 2010 | Julie B. Beck | general session |
| Apr. 4, 2010 | Cheryl C. Lant | general session |
| Oct. 2, 2010 | Rosemary M. Wixom | general session |
| Oct. 3, 2010 | Mary N. Cook | general session |
| Apr. 2, 2011 | Jean A. Stevens | general session |
| Apr. 3, 2011 | Silvia H. Allred | general session |
| Oct. 1, 2011 | Barbara Thompson | general session |
| Oct. 2, 2011 | Elaine S. Dalton | general session |
| Mar. 31, 2012 | Cheryl A. Esplin | general session |
| Apr. 1, 2012 | Julie B. Beck | general session |
| Oct. 6, 2012 | Ann M. Dibb | general session |
| Oct. 7, 2012 | Linda K. Burton | general session |
| Apr. 6, 2013 | Elaine S. Dalton | general session |
| Apr. 7, 2013 | Rosemary M. Wixom | general session |
| Oct. 5, 2013 | Carole M. Stephens | general session |
| Oct. 6, 2013 | Bonnie L. Oscarson | general session |
| Apr. 5, 2014 | Linda S. Reeves | general session |
| Apr. 6, 2014 | Jean A. Stevens | general session |
| Sept. 27, 2014 | Linda K. Burton | general women’s session |
| Sept. 27, 2014 | Jean A. Stevens | general women’s session |
| Sept. 27, 2014 | Neill F. Marriott | general women’s session |
| Oct. 4, 2014 | Cheryl A. Esplin | general session |
| Oct. 5, 2014 | Carol F. McConkie | general session |
| Mar. 28, 2015 | Cheryl A. Esplin | general women’s session |
| Mar. 28, 2015 | Carole M. Stephens | general women’s session |
| Mar. 28, 2015 | Bonnie L. Oscarson | general women’s session |
| Apr. 4, 2015 | Linda K. Burton | general session |
| Apr. 5, 2015 | Rosemary M. Wixom | general session |
| Sept. 26, 2015 | Rosemary M. Wixom | general women’s session |
| Sept. 26, 2015 | Linda S. Reeves | general women’s session |
| Sept. 26, 2015 | Carol F. McConkie | general women’s session |
| Oct. 3, 2015 | Neill F. Marriott | general session |
| Oct. 4, 2015 | Carole M. Stephens | general session |
| Mar. 26, 2016 | Cheryl A. Esplin | general women’s session |
| Mar. 26, 2016 | Neill F. Marriott | general women’s session |
| Mar. 26, 2016 | Linda K. Burton | general women’s session |
| Apr. 2, 2016 | Mary R. Durham | general session |
| Apr. 3, 2016 | Bonnie L. Oscarson | general session |
| Sept. 24, 2016 | Jean B. Bingham | general women’s session |
| Sept. 24, 2016 | Carole M. Stephens | general women’s session |
| Sept. 24, 2016 | Bonnie L. Oscarson | general women’s session |
| Oct. 1, 2016 | Carol F. McConkie | general session |
| Oct. 2, 2016 | Linda S. Reeves | general session |