Berkeley, CA: Institute of East Asian Studies. Cahill, Susan.(1996). Wise Women: Over Two Thousand Years of Spiritual Writings by Women. W.W. Norton & Company. Cleary, Thomas. (1989). Immortal Sisters: Secrets of Taoist Women. Shambhala Publications. Despeux, C., & Kohn, L. (2003). Women in Daoism. Cambridge, MA: Three Pines Press. Eskildsen, Stephen. (2004). The teachings and Practices of Early Quanzhen Taoist Masters. CA: Suny Press. Kohn, Livia (Ed.). (2000). Handbook of Oriental Studies Section Four. Volume 14. Brill Academic publishers. Silvers, Brock. (2005). The Taoist Manual: An Illustrated Guide Applying Taoism to Daily Life. Sacred Mountain Press. Valussi, Elena. (2004). Women in Daoism. Journal of Chinese Religions no. 32. Wiethaus, Urlike. (1999). Encyclopedia of Women and World Religion: Volume 2. (pp. 961, 1009–1011) New York: MacMillan Reference USA. Wong, Eva. (1990). Seven Taoist Masters: A Folk Novel of China. Shambala Publications. Young, Serenity. (1993). An Anthology of Sacred Texts by and about Women. Virginia : Crossroads. Song dynasty Taoists Chinese hermits Women mystics Taoist immortals 12th-century Chinese women 12th-century Chinese scientists Medieval women scientists Chinese alchemists 12th-century alchemists