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Hidden No More: A Review of "Zen Women: Beyond Tea Ladies, Iron Maidens, and Macho Masters"

Published in Buddhadharma (Winter 2009)
"So here's the thumbnail review: Read this book. What we know of Zen has been incomplete, because the part about women – their stories and their teachings through the ages – has mostly remained hidden from ordinary sight. Grace Schireson's book is an important contribution toward making our understanding of Zen whole."