Clara Dunn

Clara Dunn
Born	(1869-05-12)May 12, 1869
Died	November 18, 1960(1960-11-18) (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

1. Barron Harper (20 April 1997). 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.
2. Graham Hassall. "Dunn, Clara and Hyde". bahai-library.com. Baháʼí Library Online. Retrieved 4 March 2022.

References

• Barron Harper (20 April 1997). 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 (18 November 2012). "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