Utah woman raised in polygamous ‘cult’ says women were treated like ‘second-class citizens’

"Breaking Free from the Shadows: One Woman's Journey Out of a Polygamous Cult" In a shocking revelation, a 32-year-old woman has come forward about her harrowing childhood in a polygamous cult, where she and her 43 siblings were raised by four mothers. Born into a break-off group of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS), Janet Z's life was marked by strict rules and a patriarchal society where women were treated as second-class citizens. According to Janet, she and her sisters were taught that marrying a man was a privilege, a notion that would later prove to be a source of both empowerment and oppression. As Janet shares her story, it raises questions about the long-term effects of such upbringing and the resilience of women who dare to challenge the status quo.

A woman who grew up in a polygamous “cult” with 44 siblings and four mothers has said women were treated like “second-class citizens” and taught that “it was a privilege to marry a man.” Janet Z, 32, was born in 1994 into a “break-off” group of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints,...