Edna McKinney Tibbetts (1882-1930) by Patricia Gorman

An Early American Baha'i

Authors

  • Cathy Higgins Wilmette Institute

Abstract

Edna McKinney Tibbetts was one of the first very active American Bahá’ís. She was a daughter of Annie McKinney, who “…heard the Baha’i message from Mrs. [A.M.] Bryant in Denver, Colorado, in about 1898 and from the time of her [Annie’s] acceptance till her death she was a steadfast and faithful believer”. Edna was about 16 years old at the time and she also became a Bahá’í. This was just five years after the Bahá’í teachings were first publicly introduced in the United States at the 1893 World Parliament of Religions in Chicago. 

Author Biography

Cathy Higgins, Wilmette Institute

My work life is focused around the use of digital technologies in education. In my current role as a Digital Publishing Director, I spend enormous amounts of time working with publishing staff and software developers. Previously, I worked at the state and district level to support the educational technology efforts going on in K-12 education, as well as taught graduate level courses now and then. 

As a member of the Baha'i Faith, I am passionate about the contribution that Baha'i principles and ideas can make towards a peaceful world. To that end, I am currently learning more about this journal software platform so that I can help the Wilmette Institute, a Baha'i online center of learning, to develop a journal of its own. 

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Published

2021-05-12

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2022): Issue for Testing the Setup

Section

Baha'i Texts