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Women of Wisdom: A Journey of Enlightenment by Women of Vision Through the Ages by Paula Marvelly

I found this among the sale books at my local bookstore (the Boulder Bookstore always has such an excellent collection of books that even the sale books are excellent), and I’ve been reading chapters at random. Brief biographies and writing selections from such women of wisdom as Sappho, Rabi’a, Yeshe Tsogyal, Andal, Hildegard of Bingen, Sun Buer, Mirabai, Teresa of Avila, Emily Dickinson, and several others. I would have liked a little more depth with each section, but this book is a very nice introduction and sampler.

Table of Contents

Prologue
Enheduanna
Hatchepsut
Vach
Makeda, Queen of Sheba
Sappho
Therigatha Nuns
Mary Magdalene
Chinese Nuns
Rabi’a al-’Adawiyya
Yeshe Tsogyal
Andal
Hildegard of Bingen
Sun Bu-er
The Beguines
Julian of Norwich
Mirabai
Teresa of Avila
Grace Aguilar
Emily Dickinson
Sharada Devi
Mirra Alfassa
Irina Tweedie
Epilogue

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