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Jewish women pioneering the frontier trail [electronic resource] : a history in the American West / Jeanne E. Abrams.

By: Abrams, Jeanne E, 1951-.
Contributor(s): ebrary, Inc.
Publisher: New York : New York University Press, c2006Description: viii, 279 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.Subject(s): Jewish women -- West (U.S.) -- History | Jewish women -- West (U.S.) -- Social conditions | Women in Judaism -- West (U.S.) | Judaism -- West (U.S.)Genre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 305.48/8924078 Online resources: An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
Contents:
Introduction : a view from the West -- From the Old Country to the New Land : "going west" -- Building a foundation -- From generation to generation -- Religious lives of Jewish women in the West -- From "women's work" to working women -- Scaling the ivy walls and into the professions -- Entering the political world -- Conclusion : opening new doors.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-258) and index.

Introduction : a view from the West -- From the Old Country to the New Land : "going west" -- Building a foundation -- From generation to generation -- Religious lives of Jewish women in the West -- From "women's work" to working women -- Scaling the ivy walls and into the professions -- Entering the political world -- Conclusion : opening new doors.

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Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2008. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.