Andrea
Moore-Emmett is the author of
God's Brothel, The Extortion of Sex
For Salvation in Contemporary Mormon
and Christian Fundamentalist
Polygamyand the Stories of
18 Women Who Escaped. She is the
author of several articles covering
polygamy for various national
magazines and was the researcher for
the A&E documentary, Inside
Polygamy, which also aired on
the BBC. As a journalist, she has
been the recipient of five awards
from the Society of Professional
Journalists, Utah Headliners
Chapter, including the Don Baker
investigative Journalism Award. She
was also awarded a Women in
Communications Leading Changes Award
and the Leadership Council on Abuse
and Interpersonal Violence and the
Institute on Violence, Abuse and
Trauma 2008 Award for Distinguished
Service and Excellence in
Journalism. Moore-Emmett served as
Utah NOW President, a Salt Lake City
Mayor's commission and as an advisor
to Tapestry Against Polygamy. She
has a BA in Sociology.
