George Eliot (1819-1880) Part 1: A Giantess of English Literature
You have to commit to the prospect of reading a novel by nineteenth-century British author George...
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The Memoir of Glückel of Hameln (1646-1724): The First Life Story Written by a Jewish Woman
In The Life of Glückel of Hameln: A Memoir, said to be the first life story written by a Jewish...
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Rachel Kadish: Transcendence and Text
I love recognizing Toni Morrison’s influence on a writer as I am reading a book. Reading Rachel...
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Judy Chicago’s The Birth Project (1980-1985): The Power of Parturition and Textile Arts
When I walked into The Birth Project exhibit in the Judy Chicago retrospective at the the de Young...
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Feminist Artist Judy Chicago’s The Dinner Party: Celebrating Women Across Time
Until I stood before it in the Brooklyn Museum, I didn’t understand it fully. I had seen...
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Thank you, Deborah Feldman: From One Jewish Woman Writer to Another
Something happened to me this month which changed my life: I discovered Deborah Feldman. Feldman...
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