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Women's Studies

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Women of Val­or: Ortho­dox Jew­ish Troll Fight­ers, Crime Writ­ers, and Rock Stars in Con­tem­po­rary Lit­er­a­ture and Culture
Karen E. H. Skinazi
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The Case of the Sexy Jew­ess: Dance, Gen­der and Jew­ish Joke-work in US Pop Culture
Hannah Schwadron
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Hedy Lamarr: An Incred­i­ble Life
William Roy; Sylvain Dorange, illus.
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Read an Excerpt from Alice Shalvi’s Mem­oir ​‘Nev­er a Native’

Alice Shalvi
December 17, 2018
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Ruth Bad­er Gins­burg: A Life
Jane Sherron De Hart
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Those Who Knew: A Novel
Idra Novey
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Chil­dren’s
Regi­na Per­sist­ed: An Untold Story
Sandy Eisenberg Sasso; Margeaux Lucas, illus.
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Sephardic Wom­en’s Voic­es: Out of North Africa
Nina B. Lichtenstein
From the Journal

The Jew­ish Women Writ­ers Who Made Their Mark on Café Culture

Shachar Pinsker
May 31, 2018
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I Have The Right To: A High School Sur­vivor’s Sto­ry of Sex­u­al Assault, Jus­tice, and Hope
Francesca Prout; Jennifer Abelson
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90s Bitch: Media, Cul­ture, and the Failed Promise of Gen­der Equality
Alli­son Yarrow
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Just the Fun­ny Parts…And a Few Hard Truths About Sneak­ing into the Hol­ly­wood Boys’ Club
Nell Scov­ell
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Meet Me at the Well: The Girls and Women of the Bible
Jane Yolen, Barbara Diamond Goldin; Vali Mintzi, illus.
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Judg­ing Noa: A Fight for Wom­en’s Rights in the Tur­moil of the Exodus
Michal Strutin
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Lil­lian Wald: Amer­i­ca’s Great Social and Health­care Reformer
Paul M. Kaplan
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Glo­ri­a’s Voice: The Sto­ry of Glo­ria Steinem
Aura Lewis
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