Cady, H. Emilie (1848–1941)

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Cady, H. Emilie (1848–1941)

American New Thought healer and writer. Name variations: Harriette Emilie Cady. Born 1848 in Drysden, Syracuse; died 1941.

Practiced homeopathy in NY (1880s); influenced by New Thought leaders, became interested in faith healing; published regularly in Unity (from 1892); writing collections include the Unity textbook, Lessons in Truth (1908), God a Present Help (1908), and Miscellaneous Writings (1916), later titled How I Used Truth.