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Her Works Praise Her, a History of Jewish Women in America from Colonial Times to the Present by Hasia R. Diner And Beryl Lieff Benderly And Hasia Diner Published by Basic Books New York 2002 First Edition; First Printing Hardcover Book/DJ Condition: F/F Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 462 pp; The first social history of American Jewish women over the last four centuries--the story of how this vital community forged new ways of being Jewish and profound ideas of what it means to be a woman. From salons in Federal Philadelphia to Frontier homesteads to settlement houses in city slums to 1970s consciousness-raising sessions, American Jewish women have brought a distinctive sense of self and community to bear on the economic, social, and family life around them. Hasia R. Diner and Beryl Lieff Benderly draw upon long-neglected public records, private diaries, memoirs and letters to overturn the widespread notion that Jewish life began at Ellis Island and happened only in New York. They offer a complex portrait of flesh-and-blood characters such as Emma Lazarus, Mrs. Wyatt Earp, Ethel Rosenberg, Betty Friedan, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The result is a comprehensive account of how America transformed generations of Jewish women--and how these women transformed America. Book is new, ordered direct from distributor and never placed on store shelf. End pages are free and clear of any handwriting or bookplates. No remainder marks. Lower corner of book and DJ shows bumping. ISBN: 0465017118 Keywords: Social History, Religion,

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