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FROM THE PAPERS
See how she responded to requests for clarification of her teaching.
WOMEN OF HISTORY — MAY 2021
Meet a pioneering woman who helped expand Christian Science in Ohio and western New York.
PODCAST — MAY 2021
Learn about the training and experience that go into making an archivist—and find out what that means in particular for The Mary Baker Eddy Library’s collections.
Ask a Researcher
See how you can access publications dating back to 1883.
FROM THE COLLECTIONS
Here’s our latest research on this well-known account from World War II.
About Mary Baker Eddy
Mary Baker Eddy (1821-1910) was an influential American author, teacher, and religious leader, noted for her groundbreaking ideas about spirituality and health, which she named Christian Science. She articulated those ideas in her major work, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, first published in 1875. Four years later she founded the Church of Christ, Scientist, which today has branch churches and societies around the world. In 1908 she launched The Christian Science Monitor, a leading international newspaper, the recipient, to date, of seven Pulitzer Prizes.
Our featured research
Women of History
Untold stories of women with many different connections to Christian Science.
Featured Articles
Highlights from our collections and exhibits, staff blogs, and insights on the history of the Christian Science movement.
Ask a Researcher
Answers to questions our research team has received.
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On sale: Advice to Healers Collection
Selected letters from the Library’s collection reveal Eddy’s counsel to students and offer healing ideas.
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