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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
White Ginger White Ginger Thatcher Robinson "Fierce loyalties, staunch compassion, and a weakness for strays lead Bai Jiang--San Francisco's best known 'souxun, ' or people finder--into violent conflicts that test her pacifist beliefs in the b… OL17918963W
The revolutionary life of Freda Bedi The revolutionary life of Freda Bedi Vicki Mackenzie "A fascinating biography of Freda Bedi, an English woman who broke all the rules of gender, race, and religious background to become both a revolutionary in the fight for Indian independence and then… OL20051863W
Women of the Way Women of the Way Sallie Tisdale In this groundbreaking work, Sallie Tisdale traces women Buddhist masters and teachers across continents and centuries, drawing upon historical, cultural, and Buddhist records to bring to life these … OL3469419W
Woman awake Woman awake Christina Feldman 155 p. ; 20 cm OL4541734W
The hill of fire The hill of fire Monica Bose Biography of Suzanne Alexandra Curtil Sen, a French doctor who went to India, Ceylon, and Tibet to become a Buddhist priestess. OL5701143W
Women in the Kandyan kingdom of the seventeenth century Sri Lanka Women in the Kandyan kingdom of the seventeenth century Sri Lanka Kapila P. Wimaladharma Position of women during 17th century Kandy Kingdom . OL6052710W
Buddhism for mothers Buddhism for mothers Sarah Napthali Firmly grounded in the day-to-day reality of being a mother, Buddhism for Mothers discusses Buddhist teachings as applied to the everyday challenges of bringing up children.Become a calmer and happie… OL6081797W
Portraits of Buddhist women Portraits of Buddhist women Dharmasēna Thera "A collection about Buddhist women translated from the thirteenth-century Sinhala Buddhist text, the Saddharmaratnavaliya, these stories provide insights into the social status and roles of women in … OL6211963W