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Author Abrams, Jeanne E., 1951-

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

Imprint New York : New York University Press, c2006.

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 Axe ProQuest E-Book  Electronic Book    ---  Available
Description viii, 279 p. : ill.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-258) and index.
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.
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.
Subject 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.
Added Author ProQuest (Firm)
ISBN 081470719X (cloth : alk. paper)
9780814707197 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780814707197

 
    
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