(“‘Abdu’l-Bahá in London: Addresses, and Notes of Conversations” (London: Bahá’í Publishing Trust, 1982), pp. 102–3) [88] Extracts From Letters Written on Behalf of Shoghi Effendi: 89: Concerning Bahá’í representation at the All-Asian Women’s Conference: this... Concerning Bahá’í representation at the All-Asian Women’s Conference: this is undoubtedly a most commendable thing to do especially as the Cause has so much concerning the position of women in society. Shoghi Effendi hopes that the National Assembly will do its best to win the admiration of all the assembled delegates for the teachings of the Cause along that line. We should always take such opportunities that present themselves. Maybe we would succeed to render some service to society and alleviate its ills. (10 November 1930 to the National Spiritual Assembly of India and Burma) [89] 90: What ‘Abdu’l-Bahá meant about the women arising for peace is that this is a... What ‘Abdu’l-Bahá meant about the women arising for peace is that this is a matter which vitally affects women, and when they form a conscious and overwhelming mass of public opinion against war there can be no war. The Bahá’í women are already organized through being members of the Faith and the Administrative Order. No further organization is needed. But they should, through teaching and through the active moral support they give to every movement directed towards peace, seek to exert a strong influence on other women’s minds in regard to this essential matter. (24 March 1945 to an individual believer) [90] Extract From a Letter Written by the Universal House of Justice 91: The emancipation of women, the achievement of full equality between the... The emancipation of women, the achievement of full equality between the sexes, is one of the most important, though less acknowledged prerequisites of peace. The denial of such equality perpetrates an injustice against one half of the world’s population and promotes in men harmful attitudes and habits that are carried from the family to the workplace, to political life, and ultimately to international relations. There are no grounds, moral, practical, or biological, upon which such denial can be justified. Only as women are welcomed into full partnership in all fields of human endeavour will the moral and psychological climate be created in which international peace can emerge. (October 1985 to the Peoples of the World) [91] Extracts From Letters Written on Behalf of the Universal House of Justice: 92: ...there is a much wider sphere of relationships between men and women than in...