Mary Baker Eddy, the first American woman to found a worldwide religion (Christian Science), lived here from 1875 to 1882. These were formative years in her work as a writer, theologian, preacher, and healer. From this home she completed and published Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, her cornerstone work and most important doctrinal statement; began preaching and teaching formally; chartered a college for the instruction and promulgation of her theology; and took steps to organize her church and lay the foundations for what would soon become a global religious movement. Eddy would eventually write 16 more books; found a publishing company; establish a number of periodicals, including several magazines and an international newspaper (The Christian Science Monitor, still a still a thriving global news organization and the first to be founded by a woman); and establish The First Church of Christ, Scientist. In 1995, she was elected to the National Women’s Hall of Fame.