Georgie Wiles
Georgie Brown Wiles (September 2, 1899 - July 20, 1939) was an American Bahá’í who assisted in establishing the Bahá’í community of Nashville, Tennessee, and served as a travel teacher across the United States.
Biography[edit]
Wiles was born near Nashville, Tennessee, in 1899 into a family who were active members of the Methodist Church. After completing her schooling she completed graduate studies to become a teacher studying at Martin College, the State Teacher's College, and Peabody College in Tennessee. In 1923 she married J. S. Wiles and they had a son, Joseph, in 1924.[1]
Wiles had heard of the Bahá’í Faith but did not investigate it until 1930 when her niece, Evelyn Bivins, invited her to go to the Green Acre Bahá’í Summer School. She attended the Summer School that year and became a Bahá’í and immediately began actively teaching the Faith after returning to Nashville and traveling extensively through the Southern States of the U.S., particularly in Florida, to teach. She continued to undertake extensive trips annually to teach the Faith up until her passing in 1939.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1942). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. Wilmette, Ill. Volume 8 (1938-1940), Pg(s) 673. View as PDF.
- ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1942). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States and Canada. Wilmette, Ill. Volume 8 (1938-1940), Pg(s) 675. View as PDF.
Table Of Contents
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1.1 Biography
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2.2 References