s ▁C ele br ation ▁and ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁Records , ▁ 1 9 8 4 - 2 0 0 8 ▁ ▁H att ie ▁El am ▁Br is co e ' s ▁ob itu ary ▁Inter view ▁with ▁H att ie ▁El am ▁Br is co e , ▁February ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁at ▁San ▁Antonio : ▁Institute ▁of ▁Tex an ▁Cult ures : ▁Or al ▁History ▁Col lections , ▁U A ▁ 1 5 . 0 1 , ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁at ▁San ▁Antonio ▁L ibr aries ▁Special ▁Col lections . ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 1 6 ▁birth s ▁Category : 2 0 0 2 ▁death s ▁Category : Tex as ▁law y ers ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Sh re ve port , ▁Louisiana ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Marshall , ▁Texas ▁Category : St . ▁Mary ' s ▁University , ▁Texas ▁al umn i ▁Category : A fr ican - American ▁women ▁law y ers ▁Category : American ▁women ▁law y ers ▁Category : A fr ican - American ▁law y ers ▁Category : P ra irie ▁View ▁A & M ▁University ▁al umn i <0x0A> </s> ▁Ges he ▁K els ang ▁Wang mo ▁is ▁a ▁German - born ▁Buddh ist ▁nun , ▁scholar , ▁and ▁teacher . ▁She ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁woman ▁to ▁be ▁awarded ▁a ▁Ges he ▁title , ▁considered ▁equivalent ▁to ▁a ▁Ph . D . ▁in ▁Buddh ist ▁philosophy . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁She ▁was