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With ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in the United States Joining ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in the United Kingdom ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and Natalie The Master Back in Paris Travels across America Beginning of Her Journey around the World ‘From the Peace of the East to the War of the West’ and Their Arrival in Japan Korea, China and News of War Return to Europe via the United States and Laura’s Services in France The Opium Pipe: In the Land of Persia Women’s Rights in the United States and Laura’s Mother Laura’s Work with the American Red Cross Reprinting Some Answered Questions The Last Years of World War I Contacts with Her Mother During the War Years Acknowledgments of Laura’s Contributions During World War I Travel to the Holy Land Follow-up from Shoghi Effendi and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Trip to the United States to Visit Her Mother Visits with Shoghi Effendi in Paris Alice’s Marital Problems and Divorce Laura’s Last Visit with ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in the Holy Land Laura’s Second Journey to the Far East Dutch Indies (Indonesia) Bali and Singapore Phnom Penh, Cambodia Back in Vietnam In the Republic of China Hong Kong, Macao and Canton Back in Angkor Wat and Continuing Onward Visit to Burma (Myanmar) Hearing in Rangoon the Sad News of the Passing of the Master Travel to India Visiting Ahmedabad and Meeting Gandhi In ‘Akká after the Passing of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá A Short Expedition with Friends Laura’s Interest in the League of Nations and the International Council of Women
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