Hidden Treasure: Valuing Women in The Salvation Army

"Hidden Treasure: Valuing Women in The Salvation Army," is a compilation of women officers' stories edited by Major Leanne Ruthven. Contributions from a variety of women around the world, in their own voices, tell of how women officers--particularly married women officers--have been in a virtual blind spot for too long in The Salvation Army. The stories that are shared in "Hidden Treasure" could be told in any of the 126 countries where the Army operates. They reflect small things that demean and distress married women officers, such as hearing that "decisions were made about me, but communication was never directed to me." They also reflect large oversights in the way appointments are planned and carried out.