To really appreciate Bonny Klein, you have to have seen her teach in person. Within a few minutes she can calm even the tensest beginner and have them turning with calm confidence. Our club used to get her for a day or two when she would come east to teach at Arrowmont. I would sit back in awe and watch her teach.
The fact that she's a world class woodturner and a world class artist is clear to those that know her, but her contribution to woodturning goes beyond that. She single handed put the mini lathe on the market. She got backed into making her little lathes for woodturners that saw hers and wanted one also. Boom! She was in the lathe making business. Other lathe makers saw this strong demand in a booming recreational woodturning market and started offering their own "mini" lathes. Jet came out with their mini lathe and the race was on. People these days that have a modern bench top lathe have her to thank.
Here's a quick story written in 2003 I think.
https://www.woodturner.org/common/Uploaded files/HonoraryLifetime/2003Klein.pdf