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In observance of Women’s History Month, we pay tribute to Ghodsieh Ashraf (1889-1976), a Baha’i who was one of the first Iranian women to have obtained a university degree in America. Ms. Ashraf was a philanthropist and an initiator and organizer of numerous educational and health projects, mainly for women and children. She was attending the Lewis [...]
Becoming a Baha’i was a life-changing event for me. The single most compelling principle was the equality of women and men. This Faith dared to imagine a world where men and women respected each other. To me, that sounded like paradise on earth. Becoming a Baha’i was part of my journey to mentor other women. [...]
by Janet Ruhe-Schoen, author of the biography: Rejoice in My Gladness: The Life of Tahirih August 26 is Women’s Equality Day and this month also marks the 159th anniversary of the death of Tahirih, the women’s rights martyr and one of the first members of the Baha’i Faith in the world. The exact day of her [...]