Dorothy Beecher Baker

Who was Dorothy Beecher Baker?

Dorothy Beecher Baker was a member of the group termed the Hands of the Cause of God who were a select group of Bahá'ís, appointed for life, whose main function was to propagate and protect the Bahá'í Faith. Unlike the members of the elected institutions and other appointed institutions in the Bahá'í Faith, who serve in those offices, Hands are considered to have achieved a distinguished rank in service to the religion. Baker was among those in the first contingent, appointed 24 December 1951 by Shoghi Effendi, then head of the religion.

Baker was a great-granddaughter of Harriet Beecher Stowe, the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin.