Grace Mann Brown
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"Cordially Yours Grace M. Brown" taken from her book "Studies in Spiritual Harmony"
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Grace Mann April 16, 1859 Pippin, Wisconsin |
| Died | April 1925 (aged 65–66) Denver, Colorado |
| Resting place | Fairmount Cemetery, Denver |
| Residence | 1645 Steele Street, Denver, Colorado |
| Known for | New Thought's Author |
| Home town | Denver, Colorado |
| Spouse(s) | Joseph Lyman Brown (m. 1878; d. 1921) |
| Children | Bernice Brown Keen, James Leslie Brown, Eunice Brown |
| Parent(s) | Major James Cook Mann and Mary Stem (Stears?) Mann |
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Grace Mann Brown (April 16, 1859; Pippin, Wisconsin, – 1925; Denver, Colorado) was an American writer and spiritual leader. Her work was related to the New Thought Movement, Divine Science and Christian Science. Much of her work focused on spirituality, metaphysics, mysticism, esoteric and occult sciences.
Grace Mann Brown was the daughter of Major James Cook Mann (died October 30, 1897) and Mary Stem Mann. Brown was educated at Eden Hall in the Sacred Heart Convent in Torresdale, Pennsylvania.
Grace Mann married Joseph Lyman Brown (1851 – November 10, 1921) from Denver, Colorado, on October 20, 1878, engineer at the Denver Gas and Electric Co. The couple had three children : Bernice Brown Keene (1888–1937), James Leslie Brown (May 10, 1891– ?) president of Thompson Manufacturing Co. in Dener and Eunice Brown (1903–1945).
Brown died in 1925 and was buried in Fairmount Cemetery in Denver, Colorado.
Grace Mann Brown was active in the New Thought Movement, writing and lecturing extensively. She also wrote some of her works under the pen name Ione. She was instrumental in creating The Order of the Essenes and was its President. In 1906, Brown was Vice President of the World New Thought Federation.
Brown would succeed Fannie B. James as Editor of Fulfillment Magazine. Also, from 1920 to 1921, Brown was Bookkeeper for the American Unitarian Association. She would go on to found the Modern Society of the Essenes: Essene Circle.
Brown spoke at the Fifth Annual Convention of the New Thought Federation. The convention was held in Nevada, Missouri, on September 26–29, 1905. She also gave a lecture entitled "Treasures" at the Unity Building Dedication Convention on Sunday August 19, 1906.
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