Blanche Hartman
(1926-2016)
Zen Buddhist leader
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Zenkei Blanche Hartman (born 1926) is a Soto Zen teacher practicing in the lineage of Shunryu Suzuki. From 1996 to 2002 she served two terms as co-abbess of the San Francisco Zen Center. She was the first woman to assume such a leadership position at the center. Blanche Hartman is now living in retirement at Zen Center's City Center. A member of the American Zen Teachers Association who continues to lead sesshin, Blanche is especially known for her expertise in the ancient ritual of sewing a kesa. Hartman has become known for her attention to issues women face, and as of 2011 she and her late husband Lou Hartman had four children, eight grandchildren, and a number of great-grandchildren.
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1926 Birmingham, Alabama, United States
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13 May 2016 (aged 89)
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