Leave the Dishes in the Sink

"Alison Thorne provides a small-town Utah perspective on the progressive social movements that dramatically affected American society in the late twentieth century. A born activist, Thorne fought in a conservative social environment for women's rights, education reform in public schools and universities, the environment, the war on poverty, and the anti-war movement.

She has deep personal roots in the politically conservative and predominantly Mormon culture in Utah and the West and worked well with people having varied perspectives and agendas, establishing effective connections and networks in seemingly hostile contexts. Her election to the local school board and appointment by governors from both parties, eventually as chair, to the statewide Governor's Committee on the Status of Women demonstrated this."--BOOK JACKET.