Historedia
Person

Margaret A. Cook

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1842

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Margaret A. Cook, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Female Relief Society of Nauvoo organized

    1842

    Role: Proposer

    1. Spring 1842 · NauvooPre-Organization Proposal

      Sarah Granger Kimball and Margaret A. Cook proposed a Ladies' Society for sewing temple clothing. Eliza R. Snow drafted a constitution, which Joseph Smith rejected in favor of priesthood-based organization.

    2. 1842-03-17 · Red Brick StoreOrganization of the Female Relief Society

      Twenty women gathered in Nauvoo on March 17, 1842, to form a Ladies' Society. They unanimously agreed to name it "The Female Relief Society of Nauvoo."

Sources

  1. Relief Society Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-11