The Jewish woman in America / by Charlotte Baum, Paula Hyman, and Sonya Michel.

Author/creator Baum, Charlotte, 1934-
Other author Hyman, Paula, 1946-2011, author.
Other author Michel, Sonya, 1942- author.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Dial Press, 1976.
Descriptionxiii, 290 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects
Jews--United States. --Social conditions.
Jewish women--United States. --History.
Women--United States. --History.
United States--Social conditions.

Contents "Woe to the father whose children are girls" -- Women in the Jewish tradition -- Assimilation was their goal -- The German Jewish women in America -- Fit for survival -- Jewish women in Eastern Europe -- They made a life -- East European Jewish women in America -- Weaving the fabric of unionism -- Jewish women move the movement -- The uptown lady and the downtown woman -- Two kinds of Jews -- Pearls around the neck, a stone upon the heart -- The changing image of the Jewish woman in literature -- From veneration to vituperation -- Jewish women today.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 263-281) and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Baum, Charlotte, 1934- Jewish woman in America. New York : Dial Press, 1976
Issued in other formOnline version: Baum, Charlotte, 1934- Jewish woman in America. New York : Dial Press, 1976
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 75033895
ISBN0803797079
ISBN9780803797079

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks E184.J5 B37 1976 ✔ Available Place Hold