[9] Her 1985 essay, with Susan Ogden-Malouf, "The (Female) Actor Prepares", is described by Rosemary Malague in a 2013 book as a "provocative" work in feminist theatre critique.
[10] Lesley Ferris describes the essay as "significant" and comments that it highlights two issues that Malague further develops, "the way in which a vulnerable young actor is exposed to a guru-like teacher or director" and the way in which this figure forces the female actor "to relinquish her autonomy to potential exploitation, both sexual and psychological.
[a] The Daily Spectrum wrote "Chinoy and Jenkins have chosen essays which very adequately portray the pioneering accomplishments of many women, both well known and little known.
"[19] Bonnie Marranca, in a review of the first edition for Performing Arts Journal, praises the book for its "uncovering of the women from outside our own times" but finds the scope too historical, criticizing, for example, the paucity of interviews with contemporary women active in theatre, as well as the omission of 19th-century actress–managers, choreographers, photographers or media agents.
In a review for Library Journal, Sarah Chokla Gross recommended the plays to stimulate creativity for adults as well as children.