Clara Dunn | |
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| Born | May 12, 1869 |
| Died | November 18, 1960 (aged 91) |
| Occupation | Nurse |
Clara Hyde Dunn (May 12, 1869 – November 18, 1960) was an Irish-Canadian nurse who became a Baháʼí in 1907 in Walla Walla, Washington.[1] In 1920, she moved to Australia with her husband John Henry Hyde Dunn, where they played a key role in establishing the Baháʼí communities of Australia and New Zealand, remaining until her death in 1960 in Sydney.[2]
Clara was named a Hand of the Cause of God by Shoghi Effendi in 1950.
Notes
- ↑ Barron Harper. Lights of Fortitude: Glimpses into the Lives of the Hands of the Cause of God. George Ronald Publisher. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-85398-413-9.
- ↑ Graham Hassall. "Dunn, Clara and Hyde". bahai-library.com. Baháʼí Library Online. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
References
- Barron Harper. Lights of Fortitude: Glimpses into the Lives of the Hands of the Cause of God. George Ronald Publisher. p. 350. ISBN 978-0-85398-413-9.
External links
- Graham Hassall. "Dunn, Clara and Hyde". bahai-library.com. Baháʼí Library Online. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- Michael Day. "Clara Dunn: A Spiritual Pioneer". bahai-library.com. Baháʼí Library Online. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- Graham Hassall. "Australia: History of the Bahá'í Faith". bahai-library.com. Baháʼí Library Online. Retrieved 4 March 2022.
- Melania Lotfali. "Remembering Clara Dunn". bahaiblog.net. Baha'i Blog. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- "Dunn, Clara (1869–1960), and Dunn, John Henry Hyde (c. 1855–1941)". bahai-encyclopedia-project.org. The Baháʼí Encyclopedia Project. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
- Clara Dunn (Bahaipedia)
- Centenary of the Baha'i Faith in Australia
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