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The Sister Wives star, 52, chronicles her journey within and away from Mormonism and polygamy in Sister Wife: A Memoir of Faith, Family and Finding Freedom, set to debut in September 2025.
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
The Brown family were members of the Apostolic United Brethren, a fundamentalist Mormon group that practices polygamy.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
In the recent episode of iHeart’s Rogue Energy podcast, Christine and Janelle Brown discussed their lives after leaving polygamy.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
In small towns, men often have multiple partners — both male and female — and polygamy is common.
—Adam Williams, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 4 Mar. 2025
The Brown family were members of the Apostolic United Brethren, a fundamentalist Mormon group that practices polygamy.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 4 Feb. 2025
In the recent episode of iHeart’s Rogue Energy podcast, Christine and Janelle Brown discussed their lives after leaving polygamy.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
In small towns, men often have multiple partners — both male and female — and polygamy is common.
—Adam Williams, NPR, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Polygamy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polygamy. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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polygamy
noun
po·lyg·a·my
pə-ˈli-gə-mē 
: the offense of having several and specifically more than two spouses at one time compare bigamy
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