In this fourth and final episode, the five women we have followed explain what it took to cause them to leave the Stay at Home Daughter movement and reminiscence on the aspects of the movement they miss and their thoughts on it now looking back in from the outside.

The Daughters is an audio documentary exploring the way the Stay at Home Daughter movement - the idea that daughters should never leave the covering of their fathers until and unless they are married - affected those who grew up in it, including in their relationships, careers, education choices, emotions, dress, and religious choices. The documentary is open to those affected by this movement - both positive and negative.

Rebekah Hargraves is a Bible Teacher and Arthur at Hargraves Home and Hearth - Living out Biblical Womanhood in Light of the Gospel. You can find her on her website: ⁠⁠https://www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/⁠⁠

Emily Elizabeth Anderson runs a Trauma Recovery Advocacy & Resources group. She describes her goal as helping victims of domestic violence, spiritual abuse, and physical and emotional trauma heal from the past and fill the gap between surviving and thriving. Emily can be reached on ⁠⁠https://www.thrivingforward.org/⁠⁠

To learn more about the movement and project visit: ⁠⁠https://www.thedaughtersdocu.com/⁠⁠

AUDIO/SOUND Production: Jake Musiker

WRITING EDITOR: Shalom Baer Gee

Sources:

Ingersoll, J. (2014, June 17). Doug Phillips’ biblical patriarchy scandal moves to the courts. HuffPost. https://www.huffpost.com/entry/doug-phillips-biblical-patriarchy_b_5151442

New charges allege religious leader, who has ties to the Duggars ... (n.d.). https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2016/01/06/new-charges-allege-religious-leader-who-has-ties-to-the-duggars-sexually-abused-women/

Wikimedia Foundation. (2024, January 1). Vision Forum. Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vision_Forum#cite_note-HuffPo-1

Yahoo! (n.d.). What was Bill Gothard accused of? inside sexual abuse claims against Duggar IBLP religious leader. Yahoo! https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/bill-gothard-accused-inside-sexual-194402162.html

The women within the Stay at Home Daughter movement explain how career and education was viewed under this ideology. A higher education or a career outside the home was discouraged and considered pointless at best and an instrument of the devil at  worst.

The Daughters is an audio documentary exploring the way the Stay at Home Daughter movement - the idea that daughters should never leave the covering of their fathers until and unless they are married - affected those who grew up in it, including in their relationships, careers, education choices, emotions, dress, and religious choices. The documentary is open to those affected by this movement - both positive and negative.

Rebekah Hargraves is a Bible Teacher and Arthur at Hargraves Home and Hearth - Living out Biblical Womanhood in Light of the Gospel. You can find her on her website: ⁠https://www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/⁠

Emily Elizabeth Anderson runs a Trauma Recovery Advocacy & Resources group. She describes her goal as helping victims of domestic violence, spiritual abuse, and physical and emotional trauma heal from the past and fill the gap between surviving and thriving. Emily can be reached on ⁠https://www.thrivingforward.org/⁠

To learn more about the movement and project visit: ⁠https://www.thedaughtersdocu.com/⁠

AUDIO/SOUND Production: Jake Musiker

WRITING EDITOR: Shalom Baer Gee

What were the ideas propelling forward the Stay at Home Daughter movement and who were the leaders? In this episode, we do a deep dive into the theology and philosophies that drove women to pursue a life of protection instead of explore the outside world.

The Daughters is an audio documentary exploring the way the Stay at Home Daughter movement - the idea that daughters should never leave the covering of their fathers until and unless they are married - affected those who grew up in it, including in their relationships, careers, education choices, emotions, dress, and religious choices. The documentary is open to those affected by this movement - both positive and negative.

Rebekah Hargraves is a Bible Teacher and Arthur at Hargraves Home and Hearth - Living out Biblical Womanhood in Light of the Gospel. You can find her on her website: https://www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/

Emily Elizabeth Anderson runs a Trauma Recovery Advocacy & Resources group. She describes her goal as helping victims of domestic violence, spiritual abuse, and physical and emotional trauma heal from the past and fill the gap between surviving and thriving. Emily can be reached on https://www.thrivingforward.org/

To learn more about the movement and project visit: https://www.thedaughtersdocu.com/

AUDIO/SOUND Production: Jake Musiker

WRITING EDITOR: Shalom Baer Gee

Sources:

Botkin, A. S., & Botkin, E. (2007). So much more: The remarkable influence of visionary daughters on the Kingdom of God. Vision Forum, Inc.

Institute in Basic Life Principles. (1984). Training Faithful Men Resources Manual. IBLP Publications.

Institute in Basic Life Principles. (2023b, October 17). About - Institute in basic life principles. https://iblp.org/about/

NBCUniversal News Group. (n.d.). Ministry that once nourished Duggar family’s faith falls from Grace. NBCNews.com. https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/ministry-nourished-duggar-familys-faith-falls-grace-rcna14024

Ohlheiser, A. (2022, May 12). An Infidelity Scandal Just Shuttered a Major 'Biblical Patriarchy' Organization. The Atlantic. https://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2013/11/infidelity-scandal-just-shuttered-major-biblical-patriarchy-organization/355143/

Pearl, D. (2004). In Created to be His Helpmeet (p. 163). essay, No Greater Joy Ministries.

The Return of the Daughters. [DVD]. 2007. The Western Conservancy of the Arts and Sciences.

A wrong view of women?

In this episode, five women who grew up as Stay at Home Daughters explain the challenges they experienced developing relationships in the movement. They elaborate on the strict dating requirements of the movement otherwise known as courtship and the influence the leaders (including Bill Gothard & Doug Phillips) of the movement held over families.

The Daughters is an audio documentary exploring the way the Stay at Home Daughter movement - the idea that daughters should never leave the covering of their fathers until and unless they are married - affected those who grew up in it, including in their relationships, careers, education choices, emotions, dress, and religious choices. The documentary is open to those affected by this movement - both positive and negative.

Rebekah Hargraves is a Bible Teacher and Arthur at Hargraves Home and Hearth - Living out Biblical Womanhood in Light of the Gospel. You can find her on her website: https://www.hargraveshomeandhearth.com/

Emily Elizabeth Anderson runs a Trauma Recovery Advocacy & Resources group. She describes her goal as helping victims of domestic violence, spiritual abuse, and physical and emotional trauma heal from the past and fill the gap between surviving and thriving. Emily can be reached on https://www.thrivingforward.org/

To learn more about the movement and project visit: https://www.thedaughtersdocu.com/

AUDIO/SOUND Production: Jake Musiker

WRITING EDITOR: Shalom Baer Gee

Sources:

Beahm, A. (2022, October 4). A conversation with Joshua Harris on “I kissed dating goodbye.” Reckon. ⁠https://www.reckon.news/news/2020/12/a-conversation-with-joshua-harris-on-i-kissed-dating-goodbye.html

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HARRIS, J. (2003). In I kissed dating goodbye. foreword, MULTNOMAH Publishers.

Karen Swallow Prior, guest blogger. (2010, December 20). What is the stay-at-home daughters movement?. ChristianityToday.com. ⁠https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2010/decemberweb-only/what-is-stay-at-home-daughters-movement.html ⁠

Zylstra, S. E. (2016a, January 8). More women sue Bill Gothard and IBLP, alleging sexual abuse. News & Reporting. https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2016/january/more-women-sue-bill-gothard-iblp-alleging-sexual-abuse.html

Tiffani shares her story of being a mother that joined the Stay at Home Daughter movement and raised some of her own daughter's in it's principals. She shares her experience of what she describes as the psychological and emotionally damaging repercussions from being in this movement herself and raising her kids in it.

To learn more about the Stay At Home Daughter Documentary or get involved visit: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.thedaughtersdocu.com/⁠⁠⁠

What is the Stay at Home Daughter Movement?  This is one of the   topics this project will be pursuing in more detail but the basic   premise that women even well into adulthood should not leave their father’s house, but stay under his household and authority. This is often included with the idea that women do not need to, nor should  they,  pursue a career outside of the home since living and serving in  the  home is of the highest honor.

Elizabeth shares her story of growing up in a family that followed the Stay at Home Daughter principals. After moving out on her own and getting married at a later age, she recalls the path her life could have taken and is thankful that isn't the case. In the end, she says this ideology can be stifling to girls pursuing what they were made for.

To learn more about the Stay At Home Daughter Documentary or get involved visit: ⁠⁠https://www.thedaughtersdocu.com/⁠⁠

What is the Stay at Home Daughter Movement?  This is one of the   topics this project will be pursuing in more detail but the basic   premise that women even well into adulthood should not leave their   father’s house, but stay under his household and authority. This is   often included with the idea that women do not need to, nor should  they,  pursue a career outside of the home since living and serving in  the  home is of the highest honor.

Autumn Rose shares her story of growing up in a church that followed the Stay At Home Daughter movement philosophies. She shares her experience of eventually going to college, getting married, and her thoughts on the movement now. While Autumn has some hesitations with the way this movement was carried out for herself, she is sympathetic towards the movement and elaborates on how she wishes it to be carried out.

To learn more about the Stay At Home Daughter Documentary or get involved visit: ⁠https://www.thedaughtersdocu.com/⁠

What is the Stay at Home Daughter Movement?  This is one of the   topics this project will be pursuing in more detail but the basic   premise that women even well into adulthood should not leave their   father’s house, but stay under his household and authority. This is   often included with the idea that women do not need to, nor should  they,  pursue a career outside of the home since living and serving in  the  home is of the highest honor.

Trista Anderson shares her story of growing up in a community that followed the Stay At Home Daughter movement philosophies. She shares the adventures she had there and her journey of eventually leaving. 

To learn more about the Stay At Home Daughter Documentary or get involved visit: https://www.thedaughtersdocu.com/

What is the Stay at Home Daughter Movement?  This is one of the   topics this project will be pursuing in more detail but the basic   premise that women even well into adulthood should not leave their   father’s house, but stay under his household and authority. This is   often included with the idea that women do not need to, nor should  they,  pursue a career outside of the home since living and serving in  the  home is of the highest honor.