Mrs. Nadjla Birkland dedicated her talk to Khadíjih-Bagum, the wife of the Blessed Báb. She focuses her talk on the equality of men and women and the role of women in the eventual establishment of peace. Her talk is not limited to women but includes all humankind. She cited from the statement of Universal House of Justice which stated that peace was “inevitable”. The universal recognition of the equality of women with men is indispensable to the achievement of peace in the world. She gives several quotations from Bahá'í Writings in support of the necessity of the equality of man and women and its relationship to an eventual peace. Mrs. Nadjla the story of the life Khadíjih-Bagum, wife of the Báb, Tahirih and Lua Getsinger are also cited as historical examples of Bahá’í leadership by women in the Cause of God.