M. Bettie Bell (1849-1922) was born in Paris, Kentucky, and died in Chicago, Illinois. She was a student of Mary Baker Eddy's, completing the Primary class (1885), Normal class (1886), and Obstetrical course (1887). She joined the Christian Scientist Association on July 1, 1885. Bell came from a large family and two of her siblings, Malinda Lancaster and J. Newton Stone, also studied with Eddy. On December 31, 1892, she joined The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, and was a member until her passing. Bell advertised as a practitioner and teacher in the directory of The Christian Science Journal from 1890 to 1916. She contributed to the early growth of Christian Science in Chicago and was a founding member of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago (1886).

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