Jewish girls coming of age in America, 1860-1920 / Melissa R. Klapper.

Author/creator Klapper, Melissa R.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : New York University Press, ©2005.
Descriptionx, 310 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Jewish girls--United States. --Social conditions. --19th century.
Jewish girls--United States. --Social conditions. --20th century.
Jewish girls--Education. --United States.
Jewish girls--United States. --Social life and customs. --19th century.
Jewish girls--United States. --Social life and customs. --20th century.
Jewish religious education of girls--United States.
Jewish teenagers--United States. --Social life and customs. --19th century.
Jewish teenagers--United States. --Social life and customs. --20th century.

Contents 1. "Any other girls in this whole world like myself": Jewish girls and adolescence in America -- 2. "Unless I got more education": Jewish girls and the problem of education in turn-of-the-century America -- 3. "Education in the broadest sense": alternative forms of education for working-class girls -- 4. "A perfect Jew and a perfect American": the religious education of Jewish girls -- 5. "Such a world of pleasure": adolescent Jewish girls and American youth culture.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 241-294) and index.
LCCN 2004015012
ISBN0814747809 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks E184.36.S65 K53 2005 ✔ Available Place Hold