On January 9, 1941, in Staten Island, New York, Joan Bridge and Albert Baez, gave birth to their middle daughter Joan Bridge Baez (1, title page). Joan Bridge Baez is a famous folk-singer and peace activist. A little known fact about Joan Baez, is that she took on her parents Quaker Religious beliefs, which would explain why she is so interested in peace and justice. As said in “The Joan Baez Web Pages”, Joan was not an average …showed first 75 words of 719 total…

…showed last 75 words of 719 total…Human rights. Also, Joan was given Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees from Antioch University and Rutgers University, as a result of her political activism and the “universality of her music.”. Joan has also made a name for herself in the music field, and is well respected. Joan, as of 1998, was last seen touring and spreading her beliefs and knowledge all over the world, and hopefully will continue to do so for decades to come.