how jewish women shaped modern America
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Antler, Joyce
- Publish Year
- 1997
- Shelfmark
- VS 1E 1997 - B
- Thesaurus
- joodse vrouwen, vakbonden, kiesrecht, geboorteregeling, onderwijs, opvoeding, sociale bewegingen, feminisme, literatuur, Verenigde Staten, 19e eeuw, 20e eeuw
- Description
- Throughout the twentieth century, American Jewish women have made history, challenging the political and cultural constraints facing women in every aspect of American life. From suffrage to birth control, from trade unionism to civil rights and feminism, from education to literature and the arts, Jewish women have been in the vanguard, leading key social movements and shaping cultural consciousness. .Interweaving social history with lively biographical portraits, Antler profiles women ranging from Emma Goldman, Sophie Tucker, and Golda Meir to Bella Abzug, Gertrude Stein, and Wendy Wasserstein, examining the political conflicts and personal tensions that have animated their lives as they made their mark on American society.