Author: Jim Barnes
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.
