This is a good story about a Swiss immigrant who came here alone at age 14. She became a very important figure in Utah and U.S. government life and politics. - - Donna Poisl
by Kristen Rogers-Iversen, The Salt Lake Tribune
In 1897, a Swiss teenager left her family and came penniless and alone to Utah. As Elise Furer stood on the train platform in Salt Lake City at four o'clock on a dark winter morning, she watched the other immigrants go home with friends and family -- until she was alone on the platform.
At that moment, no one could have predicted that this lone girl -- who had joined the LDS church against her family's wishes -- would have a large influence on the social and political landscape. The issues she was passionate about have particular resonance for us today.
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