Background
Blomfield was born in Ireland and spent much of her adult life in London. She was married to the noted Victorian era architect Arthur Blomfield, son of the Charles Blomfield, Bishop of London.
Blomfield was born in Ireland and spent much of her adult life in London. She was married to the noted Victorian era architect Arthur Blomfield, son of the Charles Blomfield, Bishop of London.
Blomfield joined the Bahá"í Faith in 1907 and soon became one of its outstanding proponents and historians. During the visit of "Abdu"l-Baha to Paris, she took copious notes of his public meetings which were used in preparing the volume called "Paris Talks". As a tribute to her, "Abdu"l-Baha bestowed upon her the name "Sitárih Khanum" (in Persian, "sitárih" means "star", and "khanum" means "lady").
Those recorded recollections, together with her account of the days when she hosted "Abdu"l-Baha in London, make up the contents of her book, "".
After the passing of "Abdu"l-Baha in 1921, Blomfield traveled to Haifa and, while there, interviewed members of Baha"u"llah"s family.