Anstis Elmina Shepard Taylor (September 12, 1830 – December 6, 1904) was the first general president of what is today the Young Women organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) and was a founding member of the National Council of Women.
Author: May Booth Talmageand The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Source: Talmage, May Booth; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints () "Our Jubilee Year" in The Young woman's journal, 30, Salt Lake City, Utah: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Young Women's Mutual Improvement Association General Board, pp. 577-586 Retrieved on December 14, 2011. License: PD US