Anne Wilde

Anne B. Wilde is an American author and advocate on behalf of fundamentalist Mormon polygamists. She is a co-founder of Principle Voices, a group whose purpose is to counter anti-polygamy messages, build bridges between fundamentalist Mormon groups and outside communities, and for the decriminalization of polygamy.^[1]

Anne B. Wilde
Personal details
Born	1936 Detroit, Michigan
Home town	Taft, California
Baptism Date	Circa 1944
Known For	Editing Fundamentalist Mormon texts
Alma mater	Brigham Young University
Organization	Principle Voices (founded 2000)
Notable works	Voices in Harmony
Spouse(s)	Ted Wilde (divorced) Ogden Kraut (m. 1969)

Wilde is the second wife of Ogden Kraut, a prolific writer on fundamentalist Mormon history topics and doctrines. They married in 1969 while members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Kraut was excommunicated in 1972, but Wilde was able to keep her marriage to Kraut a secret for many decades.^[2] She was excommunicated sometime after 2002 and speaks on behalf of polygamists. She is a co-author of Voices in Harmony: Contemporary Women Celebrate Plural Marriage.^[3]

Biography

Wilde was born in Detroit, Michigan. Her mother was a member of the LDS Church with pioneer ancestry, and her father was a non-Mormon who worked in the film industry.

Activism

"We thought maybe by organizing, we'd have a little more credibility[...] We could also provide an avenue for those in our culture to speak up." —Anne Wilde

Wilde, Mary Batchelor, Marianne Watson, and Linda Kelsch founded Principle Voices in 2000 after the publication of Voices in Harmony. The group sought to bring together all of the area's polygamous communities into a coalition.^[1][4]

Works

Wilde edited 65 books and other publications with Ogden Kraut. She ran a publishing house from her home.^[2]

Wilde authored the chapter on fundamentalist Mormonism in a book about schism within Mormonism.^[5]