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A Jewish Feminine Mystique?

Jewish Women in Postwar America
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In The Feminine Mystique, Jewish-raised Betty Friedan struck out against a postwar American culture that pressured women to play the role of subservient housewives. However, Friedan never acknowledged that many American women refused to retreat from public life during these years. Now, A Jewish Feminine Mystique? examines how Jewish women sought opportunities and created images that defied the stereotypes and prescriptive ideology of the "feminine mystique." As workers with or without pay, social justice activists, community builders, entertainers, and businesswomen, most Jewish women championed responsibilities outside their homes. Jewishness played a role in shaping their choices, shattering Friedan's assumptions about how middle-class women lived in the postwar years. Focusing on ordinary Jewish women as well as prominent figures such as Judy Holliday, Jennie Grossinger, and Herman Wouk's fictional Marjorie Morningstar, leading scholars explore the wide canvas upon which American Jewish women made their mark after the Second World War.

Author Biography:

HASIA R. DINER is the Paul S. and Sylvia Steinberg Professor of American Jewish History and director of the Goldstein-Goren Center for American Jewish History at New York University. She is the author of numerous volumes, including We Remember with Reverence and Love: American Jews and the Myth of Silence after the Holocaust, 1945–1962.   SHIRA KOHN and RACHEL KRANSON are doctoral candidates in New York University's joint Ph.D. program in history and Hebrew and Judaic studies.
Release date Australia
September 10th, 2010
Audience
  • Professional & Vocational
Contributors
  • Contributions by Daniel Horowitz
  • Contributions by Giovanna Del Negro
  • Contributions by Joyce Antler
  • Contributions by Kathleen Laughlin
  • Contributions by Raymond A. Mohl
  • Contributions by Rebecca Kobrin
  • Edited by Hasia Diner
  • Edited by Rachel Kranson
  • Edited by Shira Kohn
  • Introduction by Rachel Kranson
Illustrations
9 illustrations
Pages
284
Dimensions
152x229x16
ISBN-13
9780813547923
Product ID
8138225

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