Remembering ‘Milly’: A Tribute to Amelia Collins
The very first time I heard of Amelia Collins was when I was a child, maybe… Read More.
DR. MAGDALENE M. CARNEY – Setting the Perfect Example
Dr. Magdalene M. Carney was a writer, a Civil Rights advocate, a Bahá’í, and first and… Read More.
Mary Brown Martin – Suffragist and Educator
Born in 1877 in Raleigh, North Carolina to two formerly enslaved parents, Mary Brown Martin brought… Read More.
Dorothy Baker – Teacher to the end
A wet purse was discovered at the seaside in January of 1954. The woman who had… Read More.
Martha Root – Teaching the World
Martha Root was different from other girls even as a little child. She enjoyed reading and… Read More.
Mildred Mottahedeh – A Powerhouse Woman for Humanity
Mildred Root Mottahedeh was a collector of Chinese export porcelains and a co-founder of a business… Read More.
Phoebe Hearst – Her name shall be uplifted
In 1862, at the young age of 19, Phoebe Elizabeth Apperson wed George Hearst, a very… Read More.
Lua Getsinger – Herald of the Covenant
“You must serve as my flag and wave it in both the East and the West.” ‘Abdu’l-Bahá said this to Lua Getsinger, when she… Read More.
From Tragedy to Promoter of Equality of the Sexes
Corinne Knight True was born in Kentucky during the Civil War, the oldest child of Martha Thomas (Duerson) Knight and Moses Greene Knight. Moses… Read More.
Amatu’l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum
On January 19, 2000, Madame Ruhiyyih Rabbani, born as Mary Sutherland Maxwell, and affectionately known by… Read More.
The Life of Effie Baker
As most of the world celebrates the new year, January 1st also commemorates the passing of someone special: Effie Baker. In fact, if you… Read More.
Zaynab and the Women of Zanjan
From their earliest years, generations of Baha’is have prayed: “Make of me a shining lamp and a brilliant star.” Shining lamps and brilliant stars… Read More.
Leonora Armstrong: Spiritual Mother of South America
Story by Sonjel Vreeland “Leonora, what are you waiting for? Go!” Those were the words of May Maxwell to Leonora Holsapple Armstrong. Leonora wanted to… Read More.
Religion Changes a Chinese Billionaire
Chinese businesswoman Zhang Xin is a billionaire who made much of her money in the real… Read More.
A Baha’i Grandmother Starts Her Second Decade in Prison
Mahvash Shahriari Sabet, a 70-year-old Baha’i teacher and poet, mother and grandmother, is perhaps even more… Read More.
LADY SARA LOUISA BLOMFIELD
Lady Sara Louisa Blomfield Born: 1859 Death: December 31, 1939 Place of Birth: Ireland Location… Read More.
An Example to Womankind
The year is 1922. In Karachi, the Islamic centre of British India, a 17-year-old woman is… Read More.
Women in Space – How Lucille Ball Saved Star Trek® and the Impact on NASA
Women have always played a pivotal role in space exploration. From key roles in sci-fi fantasy television shows and movies to real-life scientific heroines,… Read More.
Hazel Scott: Gifted Musician and Defender of Her People
Hazel Scott, the sole survivor of her parents’ seven children, loved the piano from the time… Read More.
Remembering Clara Dunn
“Oh what an enormous duck! Oh what a wonderful duck! How splendid was this great big glorious duck!” Read More.
The Equality of Men and Women
“The world of humanity has two wings—one is women and the other men,” wrote ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, “Not until both wings are equally developed… Read More.
Mona Mahmudnizhad – Speaking Truth to Power
June 18th, 2023 will mark the 40th year since the death of Mona Mahmudnizhad. She was executed in Iran for being Baha’i and for… Read More.
International Women’s Day
This International Women’s Day, 8 March 2023, join UN Women and the United Nations in celebrating under the theme: DigitALL: Innovation… Read More.
Dr. H. Elsie Austin: A women of firsts
Sharing the Baha’i teachings of oneness across the globe was a priority for Dr. H. Elsie Austin. Born in 1908 in Tuskegee, Alabama, Dr…. Read More.
Dorothy Nelson: Legal Revolutionist
when I was leader of a boys’ club for underprivileged eight-year-olds, I found that when I… Read More.
Layli Miller Muro: A woman for the history books
Layli Miller-Muro is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the the Tahirih Justice Center. She established Tahirih in 1997 following her involvement in… Read More.
Carole Lombard—Iconic Actress, Humanitarian, Baha’i
You may know Carole Lombard as an icon of cinema, one of the greatest actresses of all time—but do you know anything about her… Read More.
Patricia Locke: A Shining Light
Patricia Locke was born in 1928 in Idaho. Her Lakota name was Tawacin Waste Win, which… Read More.