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Jewish Heroines of America:
Colonial Times to World War II
Exhibit Contents
- Rebecca Gratz: Dedicated Her Life to Less Fortunate
- Penina Moise: Poetess of Judaism
- Hannah Solomon: Founder of the Nat'l. Council of Jewish Women
- Ernestine Rose: Key Leader in Women's Rights Struggle
- Adah Isaacs Menken: Noted Actress and Poet
- Maud Nathan: Social Worker and Suffragist
- Rosanna Dyer Osterman: A Civil War Nurse and Philanthropist
- Phoebe Yates Levy Pember: A Civil War Nurse
- Rachel "Ray" Frank: “Girl Rabbi of the Golden West”
- Emma Lazarus: A Poetess and Helper of Immigrants
- Julia Richman: Educator
- Henrietta Szold: A Role Model Who Helped To Found Hadassah
- Hannah Bachman Einstein: Leader In Social Welfare And Jewish Philanthropy
- Lillian D. Wald: A Pioneer In Public Health Concerns
- Florence Prag Kahn: Congresswoman
- Annie Nathan Meyer: Writer And Founder Of Barnard College
- Beatrice Alexander: The First Lady of Dolls
- Helena Rubinstein: Businesswoman And Philanthropist
- Hetty Goldman: Archeologist
- Minnie Guggenheimer: Fund Raiser Of Lewisohn Stadium
- Aline Bernstein: Noted Costume Designer For The Stage
- Jennie Maas Flexner: Reader's Adviser, Librarian & Author
- Beatrice Fox Auerbach: Philanthropist & Business Executive
- Blanche Wolf Knopf: Publisher
- Amy Loveman: Editor and Author
- Edna Ferber: Writer Of Short Stories, Novels And Plays
- Jennie Loitman Barron: Judge, Lawyer and Suffragist
- Ida Rosenthal: Co-Founder of "Maidenform Brassieres"
- Fania Mary Cohn: Labor Leader and Educator
- Fannie Hurst: Writer
- Fanny Brice: Star In Vaudeville, Radio, Theater & Movies
- Jennie Grossinger: Hotel Executive & Philanthropist
- Gerty Theresa Radnitz Cori: Nobel Prize Recipient for Medicine & Physiology
- Gertrude Berg: Star And Writer Of Radio, Stage & Television
- Louise Nevelson: Sculptress
- Lena Levine: Gynecologist, Psychiatrist & Marriage Counselor
- Margaret Arnstein: Nursing Educator & Public Health Nurse
- Lillian Florence Hellman: Playwright & Author
- Molly Picon: A Star Of Many Stages
- Barbara W. Tuchman: Noted Historian And Journalist
- Sylvia Porter: Great Financial Writer
- Gertrude Elion: Nobel Prize Recipient in Medicine
- Thelma "Tiby" Eisen: Female Baseball Star
- Judith Kaplan Eisenstein: The First American Bat Mitzvah
- Rose Blumkin: A Rags to Riches Business Woman
- Celia Adler: A Star on the Yiddish Stage
- Abigail Levy Franks: The Epitome of a Jewish Mother in Colonial America
- Ruth Gruber: Advocate for the Immigration of Jews fleeing Hitler and a Journalist
Other exhibits of interest:
American Jewish Heroes and Heroines From Colonial Times to 1900,
American Jewish Heroes and Heroines From 1900 to World War II,
American Jewish Heroes and Heroines From World War II to the Present ,
Jewish Recipients of the Congressional Medal of Honor,
Jewish Heroines of America: World War II to the Present,
Rabbis as Chaplains in America's Military: A Tradition of Service, Dedication and Bravery, and
Jews in America's Military
For additional information, contact
Seymour "Sy" Brody
or
Special Collections and Archives
S.E. Wimberly Library
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