Background
Richards was born on July 15, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, United States; the daughter of Max Lee Stovall and Mary Young Victoria (Goulding) Stovall.
Provo, Utah, United States
Richards graduated from Brigham Young University in 1973. She has been working at that university since 1985.
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Richards earned her Master of Arts degree in 1976 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in American History in 1983 from the University of Chicago.
Richards was born on July 15, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, United States; the daughter of Max Lee Stovall and Mary Young Victoria (Goulding) Stovall.
Richards received a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Brigham Young University in 1973. Three years later she earned her Master of Arts degree and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in American History in 1983 from the University of Chicago.
Richards began her career as a director at Women's Research Institute of Brigham Young University in 1983. Five years later she became an assistant professor of history at Brigham Young University. In 1991 Mary became an associate professor of history at the same university. Nowadays she is a professor at Brigham Young University.
Richards is a member of Southern History Association, Southern Association for Women Historians, Mormon History Association and Kappa Phi.
On June 5, 1991 Mary Richards married Paul Chipman Richards.