Joan Baez Siblings: Meet Mimi Farina & Paulina Baez

Joan Baez had two sisters, Pauline Thalia Baez Bryan, also known as Pauline Marden, and Margarita Mimi Baez Farina who was better known as Mimi Farina. They both were political activists and musicians.

The Baez family converted to Quakerism during Joan’s early childhood, and she has continued to identify with the tradition, particularly in her commitment to pacifism and social issues. While growing up, Baez was subjected to racial slurs and discrimination because of her Mexican heritage.

Owing to her father’s work for UNESCO, their family moved many times, living in towns across the US as well as in England, France, Switzerland, Spain, Canada, and the Middle East, including Iraq. Joan Baez became involved with a variety of social causes early in her career, including civil rights and nonviolence.

Since stepping down from the stage, she has devoted herself to portraiture. Due to false assumptions that have been promoted about her, Baez stated in 2019 that she has never been part of the feminist movement, and is not a vegetarian.