The J.P.S. Guide to Jewish Women 600 B.C.E-1900 C.E.

Orthodox Jewish feminists of today are enriched by knowledge of our foremothers. There is much new research that is a window into the lives of women of the past. This volume is a wonderful introduction and source book covering many historical periods from the Ancient Near East until 1900. It both gives biographic entries of individual women and describes women’s interests and activities in each period. It is an easy to use one volume reference book with a host of fascinating detail and illustrations with extracts from primary documents like letters, wills, diaries and eulogies, as well as extensive notes and bibliography for further reading.