Joan Bridge Baez, who has died just after her 100th birthday, was the daughter of a Scottish minister who, along with her Mexican-born husband, instilled in her daughters the need to fight for justice and equality regardless of race or religion. Her middle daughter, Joan Baez, with whom she is pictured, became the most famous member of the family, a folk singer with crystalline tones. The other two daughters, Pauline and Mimi, were less famous but played a major role not only in the world of music but in the pushing their parents' ideal of pacifism. Because of her daughter's fame, Joan Bridge Baez became known in the family as "Big Joan" as opposed to her daughter, "wee Joan".
Joan Bridge Baez, who has died just after her 100th birthday, was the daughter of a Scottish minister who, along with her Mexican-born husband, instilled in her daughters the need to fight for justice and equality regardless of race or religion. Her middle daughter, Joan Baez, with whom she is pictured, became the most famous member of the family, a folk singer with crystalline tones. The other two daughters, Pauline and Mimi, were less famous but played a major role not only in the world of music but in the pushing their parents' ideal of pacifism. Because of her daughter's fame, Joan Bridge Baez became known in the family as "Big Joan" as opposed to her daughter, "wee Joan".
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