Margaret Beveridge Stevenson
Margaret Beveridge Stevenson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1865 |
| Died | 1941 |
Margaret Beveridge Stevenson (30 November 1865 – 11 February 1941) was the first New Zealand member of the Baháʼí Faith.
Biography
Born in the Auckland suburb of Onehunga in New Zealand on 30 November 1865 to mother Margaret Turnbull and father, William Stevenson.[1]
In 1913, at age 47, Stevenson became a member of the Baha'i faith, and New Zealand's first member.[2][3] By 1924 she became president of the of the New Zealand Baha'i group and widely noted as the "mother of the cause".[2] Margaret was introduced to the Baha'i faith by her sister Amy who had heard ‘Abdu’l-bahá, who father founded the faith, speak in London.[1]
She died on 11 February 1941 and is buried at Hillsborough Cemetery.[4]
References
- ^ a b Elsmore, Bronwyn. "Margaret Beveridge Stevenson". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Stevenson, Margaret Beveridge, 1865-1941". natlib.govt.nz. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ "A Century of Baha'i in New Zealand Spiritual Outlook". RNZ. Retrieved 8 June 2025.
- ^ Reidy, Jade (2013). Not Just Passing Through: the Making of Mt Roskill (2nd ed.). Auckland: Puketāpapa Local Board. p. 40–41. ISBN 978-1-927216-97-2. OCLC 889931177. Wikidata Q116775081.