Mary Baker Eddy | |
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| Born | Mary Morse Baker July 16, 1821 Bow, New Hampshire, U.S. |
| Died | December 3, 1910 (aged 89) Newton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Resting place | Mount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Other names | Mary Baker Glover, Mary Patterson, Mary Baker Glover Eddy, Mary Baker G. Eddy |
| Known for | Founder of Christian Science |
| Notable work | Science and Health (1875) |
| Spouses | George Washington Glover
(m. 1843; died 1844)Daniel Patterson
(m. 1853; div. 1873)Asa Gilbert Eddy
(m. 1877; died 1882) |
| Children | George Washington Glover II |
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| Relatives | Henry M. Baker (cousin) |
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Mary Baker Eddy (nee Baker; July 16, 1821 – December 3, 1910) was an American religious leader, Christian healer, and author, who in 1879 founded The Church of Christ, Scientist, the Mother Church of the Christian Science movement. She also founded The Christian Science Monitor in 1908, and three religious magazines: the Christian Science Sentinel, The Christian Science Journal, and The Herald of Christian Science.[1]
Eddy wrote numerous books and articles, most notably the 1875 book Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, selected as one of the "75 Books By Women Whose Words Have Changed The World" by the Women's National Book Association.[2] She was inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in 1995.[3]
Other works Eddy authored include Manual of The Mother Church, and a collection of varied writings that were consolidated posthumously into a book called Prose Works.[1]
- ^ a b "Mary Baker Eddy, Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science". National Women's History Museum. October 11, 2017.
- ^ 75 Books by Women Whose Words Have Changed the World
- ^ "1995 Inductee to Women's Hall of Fame". National Women's Hall of Fame. August 22, 1995.