Review: Gordon Shepherd and Gary Shepherd. Jan Shipps: A Social and Intellectual Portrait. Salt Lake City: Kofford Books, 2019.

Authors

Amy Hoyt

Keywords

Jan Shipps, biography, Mormonism, lecture, Claremont

Abstract

As a young graduate student at Claremont, I was excited to meet Jan Shipps when she came to deliver a public lecture on Mormonism on campus. A few of us graduate students were asked to bring her to the event from her hotel room on the evening of the lecture. My overall impression of her was that she was down to earth, funny, and quick. And perhaps a little intimidating. I noticed that she was able to talk to anyone about anything and, at the same time, command the room when needed. After reading the biography of Jan Shipps by Gary Shepherd and Gordon Shepherd, I now understand that this is quintessentially who she is.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Hoyt, Amy (2022) "Review: Gordon Shepherd and Gary Shepherd. Jan Shipps: A Social and Intellectual Portrait. Salt Lake City: Kofford Books, 2019.," Mormon Studies Review: Vol. 9: No. 1, Article 29.
Available at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/msr2/vol9/iss1/29