H. Emilie Cady
H. Emilie Cady | |
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Manhattan, New York City , U S. | |
Nationality | USA |
Occupation(s) | Physician, author |
Parent(s) | Oliver Barlow Cady Cornelia A. Philips |
Harriet Emilie Cady (July 12, 1848 – January 3, 1941) was an American
Biography
She was born on July 12, 1848, in Dryden, New York, to Oliver Barlow Cady and Cornelia A. (Philips) Cady.[3]
Her first job was as a schoolteacher in a one-room schoolhouse in her hometown. In the late 1860s, she decided to pursue the field of medicine, and enrolled in the Homeopathic Medical College of the State of New York[4] She graduated in 1871 and became one of the first woman physicians in America.[5]
Spiritual development and writing career
Introduced to the teachings of
Cady associated with several prominent figures in the New Thought movement of the time, including: Emma Curtis Hopkins, Divine Science minister Emmet Fox, Ernest Holmes, founder of Religious Science, and Charles and Myrtle Fillmore, co-founders of Unity Church.[2] Finding The Christ in Ourselves, a pamphlet she had written and sent unsolicited to Charles and Myrtle Fillmore, was published by them in the October 1891 issue of Thought.[1] Beginning in 1892, a series of articles titled "Lessons in Truth" by Dr. Cady were published in Unity magazine. This material later was compiled into a book and was among the first books Unity published.[7]
Death
Cady died January 3, 1941, in
Published works
- Lessons in Truth: A Course of Twelve Lessons in Practical Christianity. (ISBN 1-4515-9726-6
- How I Used Truth. (1916); ISBN 1-5960-5538-3(Formerly published as Miscellaneous Writings, retitled in 1939; revised 1986)
- God, A Present Help. (1908); ISBN 0-8715-9044-1
- Complete Works of H. Emilie Cady. Edited by Michael A. Maday. Introduction by Russell H. Kemp (1975). Afterword by Ernest C. Wilson (1979). Unity Village, MO: Unity House, 1995; ISBN 0871592894.[9]
Notes
- ^ a b c Vahle (2002), p. 71
- ISBN 0-7876-6701-3.
- ^ Pomeroy, Ella (1946). "From Medicine to Metaphysics". New Thought Bulletin: 3–5.
- ^ Religious Leaders of America, 2nd ed. Gale Group, 1999.
- ^ Mosley, Glenn (2006) New Thought, Ancient Wisdom, Temple Foundation Press, p. 9.
- ^ "About Unity Books". www.unity.org. Unity Church. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
Unity has been publishing books since 1903 ... The magazines led Unity into books. A 12-part magazine series by H. Emilie Cady was compiled into a book called Lessons in Truth, a bestseller since 1903 that remains foundational to Unity teachings.
- New York Times. January 4, 1941. Retrieved 2012-09-19.
Emilie Cady, retired physician, died yesterday at her home, 420 West Street, after an illness of six months. She was 92 years old. Born in Dryden, NY, Dr. Cady ...
- ^ Source: WorldCat
"Cady, H. Emilie, 1848-1941". worldcat.org.
References
- Vahle, Neal (2002). The Unity Movement: Its Evolution and Spiritual Teachings. Templeton Foundation Press. 504 pages. ISBN 1-890151-96-3.
- Kumar, Lisa, ed. (2004). Contemporary Authors. Vol. 221. Thomson Gale. p. 77. ISBN 0-7876-6701-3.