Mary Baker Eddy

Mary Baker Eddy (July 16, 1821 – December 3, 1910) was the founder of Christian Science, a new religious movement in the United States in the latter half of the 19th century.

Eddy wrote the movement's textbook Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures (first published 1875) and founded the Church of Christ, Scientist in 1879. She also founded the Christian Science Publishing Society (1898), which continues to publish a number of periodicals, including The Christian Science Monitor (founded in 1908).

Baker died of pneumonia at her home in Newton, Massachusetts on December 3, 1910 at the age of 89."Mrs. Eddy Dies Of Pneumonia; No Doctor Near", The New York Times, December 5, 1910: "Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy, founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist, died Saturday night at 10:45 o'clock. The death was kept a secret until this morning, when a city medical examiner was called in. It was first publicly announced at the Mother Church this morning. Mrs. Eddy was in her ninetieth year."

References

Other websites
Mary Baker Eddy Library
The Mary Baker Eddy Science Institute
Mary Baker Eddy and Basic teachings of Christian Science, christianscience.com
The Longyear Museum

Category:1821 births
Category:1910 deaths
Category:Deaths from pneumonia
Category:Infectious disease deaths in Massachusetts
Category:Christian Scientists
Category:American abolitionists
Category:American feminists
Category:American human rights activists
Category:American theologians
Category:Writers from New Hampshire
Category:Writers from Massachusetts