The Revolutionary Life of Freda BediBy: Vicki Mackenzie A fascinating biography of Freda Bedi, an English woman who broke all the rules of gender, race, and religious background to become both a revolutionary in the fight for Indian independence and then a Buddhist icon. She was the first Western woman to become a Tibetan Buddhist nunbut that pioneering ordination was really just one in a life full of revolutionary acts. Freda Bedi (19111977) broke the rules of gender, race, and