Clara Dunn Explained

Clara Dunn
Birth Date:	12 May 1869
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.

References

• Book: Barron Harper. Lights of Fortitude: Glimpses into the Lives of the Hands of the Cause of God. 20 April 1997 . George Ronald Publisher. 978-0-85398-413-9. 350.

External links

• Web site: Graham Hassall. Dunn, Clara and Hyde. Baháʼí Library Online. bahai-library.com. 2022-03-04. en.
• Web site: Michael Day. Clara Dunn: A Spiritual Pioneer. Baháʼí Library Online. bahai-library.com. 2022-03-04. en.
• Web site: Graham Hassall. Australia: History of the Bahá'í Faith. Baháʼí Library Online. bahai-library.com. 2022-03-04. en.
• Web site: Melania Lotfali. Remembering Clara Dunn. Baha'i Blog. bahaiblog.net. 18 November 2012 . 2022-03-05. en.
• Web site: Dunn, Clara (1869–1960), and Dunn, John Henry Hyde (c. 1855–1941). The Baháʼí Encyclopedia Project. bahai-encyclopedia-project.org. 2022-03-05. en.
• Clara Dunn (Bahaipedia)
• Centenary of the Baha'i Faith in Australia

Notes and References

1. Book: Barron Harper. Lights of Fortitude: Glimpses into the Lives of the Hands of the Cause of God. 20 April 1997 . George Ronald Publisher. 978-0-85398-413-9. 350.
2. Web site: Graham Hassall. Dunn, Clara and Hyde. Baháʼí Library Online. bahai-library.com. 2022-03-04. en.