From the Papers: 1884 church business report
Read how the early church was adding members and paying expenses.
The copy of Science and Health owned by Susan B. Anthony
In honor of Women’s History Month, we thought we would tell you about a recent donation to The Mary Baker Eddy Library’s collections—a copy of Science and Health once owned by woman suffrage leader Susan B. Anthony. This copy is a 25th edition, published in 1887, and...
From the Papers: The Chautauqua Movement and Christian Science
Read how early Christian Scientists sought heightened awareness through participation in a growing cultural institution.
The Question of “an exceptionally good investment”: Mary Baker Eddy and the Glover Gold Mining Company
Mary Baker Eddy’s only child was her son George W. Glover II (1844-1915), born a few months after the death of her first husband. Like many single mothers of her day, she did not possess the financial means to raise the boy, and before his seventh birthday the two were separated.
From the Papers: Early Christian Science—a family affair
Read how three members of one frontier family contributed to the expanding church movement.
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