This is a list of female mystics. Bahá'í faith Táhirih Bahíyyih Khánum Ásíyih Khánum Buddhism Alexandra David-Néel author of books on Tibetan Mysticism Yeshe Tsogyal 8th century CE Tibetan mystic, consort of Padmasambhava Khema Yaśodharā Patacara Uppalavanna Christianity Beatrice of Nazareth Flemish nun Joan of Arc French saint Teresa of Avila Spanish saint Maria Bolognesi Italian (blessed) Bridget of Sweden Swedish Saint Heilwige Bloemardinne Marguerite Bays Swiss (blessed) Maria Domenica Lazzeri Hildegard of Bingen German saint Edith Stein German Saint Catherine of Siena Italian saint Itala Mela Italian Venerable Consolata Betrone Italian nun Hadewijch Dutch nun Jeanne Guyon Anne Catherine Emmerich (blessed) Margery Kempe Anna Kingsford Christina of Markyate Flower A. Newhouse Julian of Norwich Marguerite Porete Mechthild of Magdeburg Mother Shipton Catherine of Siena Lilian Staveley Simone Weil Maria Maddalena de' Pazzi Gertrude the Great - Saint Gemma Galgani Hinduism Vedic and classical Ghosha Gargi Vachaknavi Maitreyi Lopamudra Medieval Akka Mahadevi Sant Andal (Nachiar or Goda-devi) Sant Avvaiyar Isaignaniyar Sant Bahinabai Sant Janabai Sant Kanhopatra Lalleshvari Sant Mirabai Gangasati Sant Molla Sant Muktabai Sant Nirmala Sant Rupa Bhawani, saint-poet Sant Sahajo Bai, 1725-1805 Sant Sakhubai Modern Amma Sri Karunamayi Anandamayi Ma Mata Amritanandamayi Ma Devi Jnanabhanishta The Mother Mother Meera Sarada Devi Gurumayi Chidvilasananda Daya Mata Sister Nivedita Islam Rabi'a al-Adawiyya Hazrat Babajan Judaism Hannah Rachel Verbermacher Jainism Sister Champa Sikhism Bebe Nanaki Taoism Sun Bu'er Western mysticism and syncretism Helena Blavatsky Annie Besant Alice Bailey Mabel Collins Helena Roerich Florence Scovel Shinn Further reading Kishwar, Madhu. Women Bhakta Poets : Manushi (Manushi Publications, 1989). Mystics Mystics