Format:
Online-Ressource (viii, 279 p)
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ill
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2008 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
9780814707197
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9780814707197
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081470719X
Content:
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 contributions of Jewish women in the American West. In many ways, the Jewish experience in the West was distinct. Given the still-forming social landscape, beginning with the 1848 Gold Rush, Jews were able to integrate more fully into local communities than they had in the East. Jewish women in the Wes
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-258) and index
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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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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780814707197
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Jewish Women Pioneering the Frontier Trail : A History in the American West
Language:
English
