She was born in Bath England, and spent her early childhood
there and came to London to study art under Legros at the Slade School. Her
specialty was portrait painting, and her red chalk heads were quite remarkable,
of which several were in academy; also portraits in the style of Dowman.
Although she had painted many beautiful landscapes she practically abandomed
this side of her art when she specialized particularly in miniatures. She came
into the movement [the Baha’i Faith] in the summer of 1899 and went to ‘Akka
soon after.
Miss Ethel J. Rosenberg was one of the pioneers of the
Baha’i Faith in the western world in the early days of the Cause. ‘Abdu’l-Baha
knew and loved so well this devoted servant of His and had often paid priceless
tribute by voice and pen concerning her devotion and untiring labours. …Read
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(The Baha’i World 1930-1932)
