Blomfield, Sara Louisa , Lady (1859–1939), Bahá'í pioneer and humanitarian, was born in Knockanevin,
Borrisoleigh, near Thurles, Co. Tipperary, the
daughter of Matthew (Matthias) John Ryan and his wife Emily (née Crowe). Religious
tension between her catholic father and anglo-…...
Whitehead, O. Z. (Oothout Zabriskie; 'Zebby')
(1911–98), actor and Bahá'í pioneer, was born 18 March 1911 in New York city, USA, the son of O. Z. Whitehead, a wealthy banker living in Manhattan's Upper
East Side, and his wife Maria. Enjoying a comfortable childhood, he attended the…...