Lady Blomfield

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Lady Sara Louisa Blomfield (1859 - 1939) The first distinguished Bahá'í of the British Isles is Lady Blomfield, the first Bahá'í of Ireland, second wife to architect Sir Arthur Blomfield.^[1] Lady Blomfield was an accomplished writer and humanitarian who assisted in founding the Save the Children Fund^[2] and Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child and its adoption by the League of Nations.^[1] She joined the Bahá'í Faith in 1907.^[3]

[edit] Works

• Blomfield, Lady [1956] (1975). The Chosen Highway. London, UK: Bahá'í Publishing Trust. ISBN 0877430152. 
• The Passing of 'Abdu'l-Bahá (coauthored with Shoghi Effendi).
• Blomfield's copious notes are the basis of much of Paris Talks.^[1]

[edit] References

1. ^ ^{a b c} Memorial to a shining star London, United Kingdom, 10 August 2003 (BWNS)
2. ^ The First Obligation - Lady Blomfield and the Save the Children Fund
3. ^ A memorial to Lady Blomfield by Rob Weinberg and originally published in Bahá'í Journal UK

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