Lady Blomfield

Lady Sara Louisa Blomfield (1859–1939) was a distinguished early member of the Bahá'í Faith in the British Isles, and a supporter of the rights of children and women. Lady Blomfield was born in Ireland and spent much of her adult life in London. She was married to the noted Victorian era architect Sir Arthur Blomfield. An accomplished writer and humanitarian, Lady Blomfield assisted in founding the Save the Children Fund and was a supporter of the adoption of the Geneva Declaration of the Rights of the Child by the League of Nations. Lady Blomfield joined the Bahá'í Faith in 1907 and soon became one of its outstanding proponents and historians. During the visit of 'Abdu'l-Baha to Paris, she took copious notes of His public meetings...