Linda King Newell (January 16, 1941 – February 12, 2023) was an American historian and author.
Newell co-authored the 1984 book entitled, Mormon Enigma: Emma Hale Smith, with Valeen Tippetts Avery.
During this time (1982–86) she was editor of the scholarly Mormon periodical entitled, Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought, with her husband L. Jackson Newell, a professor at the University of Utah,[1] who also would serve as president of Deep Springs College.
[3] While Newell did not have formal training as a historian, she achieved prominence for her work in Mormon studies.
[4] Recognized as a scholar in the field of feminism, her work gained acclaim, She died on February 12, 2023, at the age of 82.