Jewish Women's History from Antiquity to the Present
Jewish Women's History from Antiquity to the Present

Author: Rebecca Lynn Winer

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Published: 2021-11-02

Total Pages: 687

ISBN-13: 0814346324

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This publication is significant within the field of Jewish studies and beyond; the essays include comparative material and have the potential to reach scholarly audiences in many related fields but are written to be accessible to all, with the introductions in every chapter aimed at orienting the enthusiast from outside academia to each time and place.

Women Artists in History
Women Artists in History

Author: Wendy Slatkin

Publisher:

Published: 1990

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13:

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"The careers and accomplishments of women creators in Western Civilization are described in an accessible and informative mattner in the Second Edition of Women Artists in History: From Antiquity to the 20th Century. Over sixty artists, mostly painters and sculptors, are featured in this book. Selections were based on each woman's unique and important contributions to the history of art. each artist measures up to the same rigorous standards applied to male artists in other survey texts. To understand and appreciate the achievements of these outstanding women, this volume takes a thorough look at the cultural environment in which they lived and worked, as well as the social, economic, and demographic factors that influenced their art." --From back cover

Jewish Women in Historical Perspective
Jewish Women in Historical Perspective

Author: Judith Reesa Baskin

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 388

ISBN-13: 9780814327135

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This collection of revised and new essays explores Jewish women's history. Topics include portrayals of women in the Hebrew Bible, the image and status of women in the diaspora world of late antiquity, and Jewish women in the Middle Ages.