1. n.d.. Martha Root's Tours, 1924, 1939: Press Coverage. Author unknown. — Statistical information: lists and topics of newspaper articles and known engagements. Resources.
2. 2025. List of Transcripts at bahai.works. Various. — Links to 121 transcripts offsite. Transcripts.
3. 2020. Precious Glimmers: The Bahá'í Faith in New York, 1892-1932. Hussein Ahdieh. — Highlights of the first forty years of the Baha'i Faith in the City of the Covenant, 1892-1932. Incl... Chronologies.
4. 2018. Through the Eyes of Margaret Cousins: Irish and Indian Suffragette. Keith Munro. — Biography of the co-founder of the Irish Women's Franchise League, a theosophist, who met both Mart... Biographies.
5. 2017-03. This Gem-Studded Crown: A Dramatic Sketch. Sarah Munro, Sofie Geschier. — Fictional dialogue of the first of eight actual meetings between Martha Root and Queen Marie of Roma... Scripts.
6. 2015. Panama, The Crossroads between the Continents: The Story of the Early Days of the Bahá'í Faith in Panama 1939-1972. Fuad Izadinia. — History of the first Baha'i community in Panama, including a photo album; biographies of Martha Root... Books.
7. 2011. Root, Martha Louise. Loni Bramson. Encyclopedia.
8. 2007. In search of Martha Root: An American Bahá'í feminist and peace advocate in the early twentieth century. Jiling Yang. — Early life of Root, her four world teaching trips from 1919 to 1939 with a focus on peace advocacy, ... Theses.
9. 2004/2024. Martha Root's gravesite in Honolulu, driving directions. Duane Troxel, comp, Farid S., comp. — Photo directions to the resting place of Martha Louise Root, in Honolulu Hawaii. Visual.
10. 2001. Shoghi Effendi in Oxford, by Riaz Khadem, and Her Eternal Crown, Queen Marie of Romania and the Bahá'í Faith, by Della Marcus: Reviews. Lil Osborn. Reviews.
11. 2000. Her Eternal Crown: Queen Marie of Romania and the Bahá'í Faith, by Della L. Marcus: Review. Robert Postlethwaite. Reviews.
12. 1999. Ambassador at the Court: The Life and Photography of Effie Baker. Graham Hassall. — Extensive biography of Effie Baker, an early Australian Baha'i. Biographies.
13. 1998-08-11. Fadil-i-Mazandarani. Universal House of Justice. — Was Fadil-i-Mazandarani declared a Hand of the Cause of God, and on determining if there were other ... UHJ-letters.
14. 1998. Bahá'í Studies Bulletin: Index by volume. Robert Stauffer, comp. — List of articles in all issues of Bahai Studies Bulletin, 1982-1992. Bibliographies.
15. 1994. Queen Marie and the Baha'i Faith. Robert Postlethwaite. — On the first monarch to embrace the Baha'i Faith; the stature and the character of Queen Marie and h... Articles.
16. 1993/1998. Root, Martha. Richard Francis. — Bio of the "Herald of the Kingdom, Lioness at the Threshold." Biographies.
17. 1991. Interdependence of Bahá'í Communities, The: Services of North American Bahá'í Women to Iran. Baharieh Rouhani Ma'ani. — Some early American Baha’i women’s contribution to the development of the Iranian Baha’i commu... Articles.
18. 1990-01. Tahirih and Women's Suffrage. Universal House of Justice. — Two letters on Tahirih's association with women's suffrage, and the authenticity of the words "You c... UHJ-letters.
19. 1989. Pictorial History of the Bahá'í Faith in South Africa, 1911 to 1989, A. Various, Lowell Johnson, Susan Ford, Peter Goodman. — Documents the growth of the South African Baha’i community, highlighting its multiracial community... Books.
20. 1986. When the Saints Come Marching In: The Art of Bahá'í Biography. Sidney Edward Morrison, Frank Lewis. — Comments on hagiography, including reviews of nine popular Baha'i biographies. Includes response "In... Biographies.
21. 1977. History of the Bahá'í Faith in Japan 1914-1938. Agnes Baldwin Alexander, Barbara R. Sims, ed. . — An account of the Baha'i Cause in Japan, China, Korea, and the Hawaiian Islands, prepared by request... Books.
22. 1972 July-August. Martha Root: "Herald of the Kingdom". Barbara Casterline. — Two-part overview of Root's life and a concise history of her travels. Articles.
23. 1969. Priceless Pearl, The. Rúhíyyih Khánum. — The classic biography of The Guardian, written by his wife. Books.
24. 1942. In Memoriam. Author unknown. — May Ellis Maxwell, Lua Getsinger, Martha Root, Thornburgh-Cropper, Lady Blomfield, Rahmatu’lláh ... Biographies.
25. 1942. Martha L. Root: In Memoriam. Author unknown. — Overview of Root's life, correspondence, and travels. Biographies.
26. 1942. Martha Root's Travels in India, Burma and Australia — Her Death in Honolulu. Author unknown. — A detailed account of Root's travels and teaching activities across the world. Biographies.
27. 1938. Tahirih, The Pure, Iran's Greatest Woman. Martha L. Root, David Merrick, comp. . — Life story of Tahirih, the "heroine" of the Faith of the Bab. Biographies.
28. 1931-09. My Visit to Temple University. Martha L. Root. — On Martha Root's visit to Temple University in Philadelphia in 1931 to talk about the Baha'i peace p... Essays.
29. 1920. Letter to Martha Root. Abdu'l-Bahá, Ali Kuli Khan, trans. . — A letter to believers in America. Translations.
30. 1898-1958. Pilgrim Accounts Collection: Compilation of 253 Pilgrims Notes. Various. — Adaptation of an archive of 253 accounts. Most of these are already online at this site, in either o... Pilgrims.

1. 1872-06-10 — Birth of Martha Root, Hand of the Cause and itinerant Baha'i teacher, in Richmond, Ohio.
2. 1909-00-00 — Martha Root became a Baha'i. [SYH58]
3. 1915-01-03 — Martha Root sailed from New York on her first around the world trip. [MR58]
4. 1915-08-00 — Martha Root made a brief stopover in Dalian, Manchuria en route from Yokohama to the Hawaiian Island...
5. 1919-04-26 — The 14 Tablets of the Divine Plan were unveiled in a dramatic ceremony at the Hotel McAlpin in New
6. 1919-07-22 — Martha Root left New York on the first of her teaching journeys for the Baha'i Faith in spite of a s...
7. 1919-08-04 — Martha Root set foot in South America for the first time, at Para (now Belém), Brazil. [MR93; MRHK4...
8. 1919-09-19 — Martha Root arrived in Montevideo, Uruguay, the first Baha'i to visit the country. She spent 12...
9. 1919-09-20 — Martha Root arrived in Argentina, the first recorded visit of a Baha'i to this country. [MR101] ...
10. 1919-10-00 — Martha Root visited Chile, the first Baha'i to do so. During her four-hour stay in Valparaiso s...
11. 1919-10-25 — Martha Root arrived in Panama, the first Baha'i to visit the country. She spent one week there. [MRp...
12. 1919-12-31 — Martha Root visited Cuba for one day, the first Baha'i to do so, and lectured on the Baha'i Faith.
13. 1921-05-19 — The first Race Amity Conference was held in Washington DC at the old First Congregational Church, 1...
14. 1923-04-25 — Martha Root left Osaka for northern China. [PH31; [Film Early History of the Baha'i Faith in China 1...
15. 1923-11-04 — The first recorded Baha'i Feast in China was held in Beijing. [PH33] Martha Root and Agnes Alex...
16. 1924-00-00 — In 1924 Amelia Collins became the first to visit Iceland when she and her husband had a two-days sto...
17. 1924-11-22 — Martha Root made a three-day stopover in Durban while en route from Adelaide to Cape Town. During th...
18. 1924-12-05 — Martha Root gave the first African radio broadcast about the Baha'i Faith, in Cape Town. [MR198]
19. 1925-08-03 — The opening of the 17th Universal Congress of Esperanto in Geneva. This congress marked the first pu...
20. 1926-00-02 — Martha Root visited Budapest and taught the Faith to one of the grandsons of Arminius Vambéry, Mr. ...
21. 1926-01-28 — Martha Root sent a note and a copy of Baha'u'llah and the New Era to Queen Marie of Romania. [GBF42;...
22. 1926-01-30 — Martha Root met with Queen Marie of Romania for the first time. [BBR59; GBF42; GPB390; PP107, HEC49]...
23. 1926-02-01 — Martha Root arrived in Bulgaria, the earliest documented visit to that country by a Baha'i. [MR247] ...
24. 1926-07-31 — THE Eighteenth Universal Esperanto Congress was held in Edinburgh, Scotland. The
25. 1927-00-00 — Martha Root gave a talk to the International Esperanto Conference in the Free City of Danzig*. [SYH...
26. 1927-03-27 — Martha Root left Shanghai for Hong Kong. At the end of May she sailed for Australia and New Zealand...
27. 1927-04-30 — Martha Root journeyed through the Baltic States and become the first Baha'i to visit Latvia, Lithuan...
28. 1927-07-28 — THE Ninteenth Universal Congress of Esperanto in Danzig Free City. See the
29. 1928-01-00 — Queen Marie of Romania and Princess Ilena visited the King and Queen of Yugoslavia at the Karađorđ...
30. 1928-02-28 — On her way from Zagreb to Czechoslovakia by train, Martha Root stopped in Maribor, Slovenia, and met...
31. 1928-06-00 — Martha Root visited the parents of Milosh Wurm in Brno. He had been the first to become a Baha'i in...
32. 1928-07-00 — The first International Religious Congress for World Peace was held at The Hague. It was attended by...
33. 1929-08-31 — Martha Root arrived in Albania, the first Baha'i to set foot in the country. [MR317] She obtained...
34. 1930-01-02 — Martha Root met with King Faisal of Iraq in Baghdad to discuss the issue of the House of Baha'u'llah...
35. 1930-08-22 — Martha Root returned to China for her third visit and stayed two months. She sailed from Shanghai ...
36. 1933-00-00 — After several lectures in Belgrade, Martha Root travelled to Zagreb to address the Croatian Women’...
37. 1933-09-13 — Louise Gregory sailed from Boston to Europe on the SS Sinai. She spent some time in Salzburg and met...
38. 1934-03-14 — Louise Gregory arrived in Belgrade to join Martha Root in the teaching work. Their overlap lasted un...
39. 1934-03-26 — Martha Root arrived in Athens to oversee the work of translating and publishing Baha'u'llah and the ...
40. 1935-07-12 — When Martha Root landed in Iceland in 1935 she immediately made contact with Hólmfriôur Árnadótt...
41. 1935-09-30 — Louise Gregory returned to Europe for her last teaching trip on that continent. Over the Christmas ...
42. 1936-02-00 — Martha Root met with Queen Marie of Romania for the eighth and last time. [MRHK413]
43. 1937-06-00 — Martha Root made her final trip to China, arriving in Shanghai from Japan. She was evacuated on th...
44. 1938-00-00 — Felix Maddela became the first Filipino Baha'i. His first encounter with the Baha'i Faith was in 192...
45. 1939-09-28 — Martha Root, 'foremost Hand raised by Baha'u'llah', passed away in Honolulu. (b. 10 August,1872 Rich...
46. 1942-08-00 — Lidia Zamenhof (b. 29 January 1904 in Warsaw) was killed in the gas chambers at Treblinka. Around ...
47. 1951-12-20 — Hand of the Cause Roy C. Wilhelm, (b.17 September, 1875) passed away in Lovel, Maine. He was buried ...
48. 1954-10-03 — Shoghi Effendi designated Martha Root as a Hand of the Cause of God posthumously. She had passed awa...
49. 1988-11-13 — The passing of Johanne Høeg (née Sorensen) (b. 5 January 1891) She learned about the Faith from...

1. 1920-06-00 — The arrival of well-known Baha'i scholar and travel teacher Jinab-i-Fadil accompanied by Ahmad Sohra...
2. 1932-01-00 — The first known use of radio to spread knowledge of the Faith was in Montreal by Martha Root. [MR381...

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