Abrams, Jeanne E., 1951-
Jewish women pioneering the frontier trail a history in the American West / [electronic resource] : Jeanne E. Abrams. - New York : New York University Press, c2006. - viii, 279 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2008.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Jewish women--History.--West (U.S.)
Jewish women--Social conditions.--West (U.S.)
Women in Judaism--West (U.S.)
Judaism--West (U.S.)
Electronic books.
HQ1172 / .A27 2006eb
305.48/8924078
Jewish women pioneering the frontier trail a history in the American West / [electronic resource] : Jeanne E. Abrams. - New York : New York University Press, c2006. - viii, 279 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2008.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Jewish women--History.--West (U.S.)
Jewish women--Social conditions.--West (U.S.)
Women in Judaism--West (U.S.)
Judaism--West (U.S.)
Electronic books.
HQ1172 / .A27 2006eb
305.48/8924078