Jewish Women Pioneering the Frontier Trail : a History in the American West.

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The image of the West looms large in the American imagination. Yet the history of American Jewry and particularly of American Jewish women--has been heavily weighted toward the East. Jewish Women Pioneering the Frontier Trail rectifies this omission as the first full book to trace the history and co...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Abrams, Jeanne E., 1951-
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: New York : NYU Press, 2006.
Sujets:
Judaism > West (U.S.)
Women in Judaism > West (U.S.)
Jewish women > West (U.S.) > Social conditions.
Jewish women > West (U.S.) > History.
RELIGION > Judaism > History.
Jewish women.
Jewish women > Social conditions.
Judaism.
Women in Judaism.
West United States.
History.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: A View from the West; 1 From the Old Country to the New Land: "Going West"; 2 Building a Foundation; 3 From Generation to Generation; 4 Religious Lives of Jewish Women in the West; 5 From "Women's Work" to Working Women; 6 Scaling the Ivy Walls and into the Professions; 7 Entering the Political World; Conclusion: Opening New Doors; Notes; Bibliography; Index; About the Author.

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