Rejoice in My Gladness: The Life of Tahirih, Paperback

Rejoice in My Gladness is a biography of one of the leading female voices, Tahirih, of the 1800s. The book tells how she began teaching the equality between men and women in largely Muslim Persia and how she was eventually martyred for her outspokenness and courage in the face of the male governing establishment in Persia.

About the Author:

Janet Ruhe-Schoen is the author of a number of books, including A Love Which Does Not Wait (Palabra, 1998), and Rejoice in My Gladness (Baha'i Publishing, 2011). She lived in Santiago, Chile for a number of years, where she worked as an investigative environmental reporter and also wrote on arts and culture. In 1993 she moved back to the U.S. and began reporting for magazines and newspapers in New York State, where she now resides. She is also an artist, vocalist, and actress.