by Judy Huenneke
This is Women’s History Month, and it’s time to highlight a very inspiring Christian Scientist, a woman who achieved some pretty amazing things. Her name is Annie Knott.
Annie Knott was born Annie Macmillan, in 1850, in Scotland. In the early 1860s she and her family emigrated to North America, as did so many families in the 19th century. She grew up, married, and became a mother. Then things changed. Her husband left her, and she was a single mother, with three very young children. This was in an age when society offered little support to women, and virtually no opportunities. You could say that she was near the end of her rope!
by Mike Davis
Biographies are probably one of the most popular forms of nonfiction today—you’ll find books on celebrities, non-celebrities, and well-known historical figures in virtually any bookstore or bookstore website.
In her later years, Mary Baker Eddy achieved celebrity status; many felt she was most famous woman in the United States at the time. Not surprisingly, there was a great deal of interest in her life story. A few years after her death in 1910, The Mother Church asked people who had known her to write up their recollections of her, known today as reminiscences.
by Mike Davis
Many of us have been taught during our years in school that it is important for good citizenship and lifelong learning to continue to read widely and stay well-informed about world events. Mary Baker Eddy’s life certainly illustrated this approach to self education.
Documentation in the archival collections of The Mary Baker Eddy Library shows that Mrs. Eddy was an avid reader of books, newspapers, and magazines throughout her life. And not only that, she interacted with this material, often clipping articles from the magazines and newspapers to save in scrapbooks. She underlined and annotated passages in books she read.
by Mike Davis
If you’re familiar with Christian Science, you know that spiritual healing is one of its central focuses and that Mary Baker Eddy’s book, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, is a textbook about healing. You may also have heard that Mrs. Eddy herself became an outstanding healer and taught others to heal.
Have you ever wondered about those students she taught? Did they ever run into challenges when practicing Christian Science healing that made them feel they needed some good advice and counsel? Did they ever need encouragement? The answer is yes!
