The Journey HomeA unique, positive collection of essays profiles a number of forgotten female Jewish leaders who played key roles in various American social and political movements, from suffrage and birth control to civil rights and fair labor practices. |
Contents
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The Paradox of Immigration | 19 |
Uptown Women and Social and Spiritual Reform | 40 |
Radical Politics and Labor Organizing | 73 |
The Dream of a Jewish Homeland | 98 |
Jewish Women in Popular Culture | 136 |
Entering the Theatres of the World | 203 |
Imagining Jewish Mothers | 233 |
Feminist Liberations | 259 |
Coming Out as Jewish Women | 285 |
Out of Exile | 309 |
When Daughters Are Cherished | 328 |
A Guide to Archival Collections | 335 |
Acknowledgments | 387 |
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