SettingsJewish feminists
Adrienne Rich
Adrienne Cecile Rich (May 16, 1929 – March 27, 2012) was an American poet, essayist and feminist.
Adrienne Cecile Rich (May 16, 1929 – March 27, 2012) was an American poet, essayist and feminist.
Alice B. Toklas
Alice B. Toklas was an American-born member of the Parisian avant-garde of the early 20th century.
Alice B. Toklas was an American-born member of the Parisian avant-garde of the early 20th century.
Alice Shalvi
Alice Hildegard Shalvi is an Israeli professor and educator.
Alice Hildegard Shalvi is an Israeli professor and educator.
Anita Roddick
Dame Anita Roddick, DBE (23 October 1942 – 10 September 2007) was a British businesswoman, human rights activist and environmental campaigner, best known as the founder of The Body Shop'...
Dame Anita Roddick, DBE (23 October 1942 – 10 September 2007) was a British businesswoman, human rights activist and environmental campaigner, best known as the founder of The Body Shop'...
Anna Kuliscioff
Anna Kuliscioff (or Anna Kulischov, Kulisciov; Анна Кулишёва; born Anija Moiseyeva Rosenstein (Анна Моисеевна Розенштейн); 9 January 1857 — 27 December 1925) was a Jewish...
Anna Kuliscioff (or Anna Kulischov, Kulisciov; Анна Кулишёва; born Anija Moiseyeva Rosenstein (Анна Моисеевна Розенштейн); 9 January 1857 — 27 December 1925) was a Jewish...
Anna Sophia Polak
Anna Sophia Polak (1874—February 26, 1943) was a Jewish feminist and author.
Anna Sophia Polak (1874—February 26, 1943) was a Jewish feminist and author.
Annette Kolodny
Annette Kolodny (born 1941) is a feminist literary critic and activist, and currently holds the position of College of Humanities Professor Emerita of American Literature and Culture at the Univ...
Annette Kolodny (born 1941) is a feminist literary critic and activist, and currently holds the position of College of Humanities Professor Emerita of American Literature and Culture at the Univ...
Annie Nathan Meyer
Annie Nathan Meyer was an American author and promoter of the higher education of women.
Annie Nathan Meyer was an American author and promoter of the higher education of women.
Antoinette Konikow
Antoinette F. Buchholz Konikow was an American physician, feminist, and radical political activist.
Antoinette F. Buchholz Konikow was an American physician, feminist, and radical political activist.
Ariel Levy
Ariel Levy is a staff writer at The New Yorker magazine and author of the book Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture.
Ariel Levy is a staff writer at The New Yorker magazine and author of the book Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture.
Ariel Schrag
Ariel Schrag (b. December 29, 1979, in Berkeley, California) is an American cartoonist and television writer who achieved critical recognition at an unusually early age for her autobiographical ...
Ariel Schrag (b. December 29, 1979, in Berkeley, California) is an American cartoonist and television writer who achieved critical recognition at an unusually early age for her autobiographical ...
Avital Ronell
Avital Ronell (born 15 April 1952) is a Professor of Philosophy at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee and a Professor of German, comparative literature, and English at New York University,...
Avital Ronell (born 15 April 1952) is a Professor of Philosophy at the European Graduate School in Saas-Fee and a Professor of German, comparative literature, and English at New York University,...
Aviva Cantor
Aviva Cantor (born 1940) is an American journalist, lecturer and author.
Aviva Cantor (born 1940) is an American journalist, lecturer and author.
Barrie Karp
Barrie Karp is a New York City philosophy professor and painter.
Barrie Karp is a New York City philosophy professor and painter.
Bea Arthur
Beatrice "Bea" Arthur (May 13, 1922 – April 25, 2009) was an American actress, comedienne and singer whose career spanned seven decades.
Beatrice "Bea" Arthur (May 13, 1922 – April 25, 2009) was an American actress, comedienne and singer whose career spanned seven decades.
Beatrice Arthur
Beatrice "Bea" Arthur (May 13, 1922 – April 25, 2009) was an American actress, comedienne and singer whose career spanned seven decades.
Beatrice "Bea" Arthur (May 13, 1922 – April 25, 2009) was an American actress, comedienne and singer whose career spanned seven decades.
Beba Idelson
Beba Idelson (בבה אידלסון, 14 November 1895 (née Trakhtenbereg) – 5 January 1975) was a Zionist activist and Israeli politician.
Beba Idelson (בבה אידלסון, 14 November 1895 (née Trakhtenbereg) – 5 January 1975) was a Zionist activist and Israeli politician.
Bella Abzug
Bella Savitsky Abzug (July 24, 1920 – March 31, 1998) was an American lawyer, Congresswoman, social activist and a leader of the Women's Movement.
Bella Savitsky Abzug (July 24, 1920 – March 31, 1998) was an American lawyer, Congresswoman, social activist and a leader of the Women's Movement.
Bertha Pappenheim
Bertha Pappenheim was an Austrian-Jewish feminist, a social pioneer, and the founder of the Jüdischer Frauenbund.
Bertha Pappenheim was an Austrian-Jewish feminist, a social pioneer, and the founder of the Jüdischer Frauenbund.
Blu Greenberg
Blu Greenberg (born 1936 in Seattle ) is an American writer specializing in Modern Judaism and women's issues.
Blu Greenberg (born 1936 in Seattle ) is an American writer specializing in Modern Judaism and women's issues.
Brenda Howard
Brenda Howard (December 24, 1946 – June 28, 2005) was an American bisexual rights activist and sex-positive feminist.
Brenda Howard (December 24, 1946 – June 28, 2005) was an American bisexual rights activist and sex-positive feminist.
Carol Gilligan
Carol Gilligan (born November 28, 1936) is an American feminist, ethicist, and psychologist best known for her work with and against Lawrence Kohlberg on ethical community and ethical relationsh...
Carol Gilligan (born November 28, 1936) is an American feminist, ethicist, and psychologist best known for her work with and against Lawrence Kohlberg on ethical community and ethical relationsh...
Cathy Young
Cathy Young (Ekaterina Jung; Екатерина Юнг; born February 10, 1963) is a Russian American journalist and writer whose books and articles, as well as columns which appear in the Liber...
Cathy Young (Ekaterina Jung; Екатерина Юнг; born February 10, 1963) is a Russian American journalist and writer whose books and articles, as well as columns which appear in the Liber...
Charlotte Haldane
Charlotte Haldane was a British feminist author.
Charlotte Haldane was a British feminist author.
Christina Hoff Sommers
Christina Hoff Sommers is an American author and former philosophy professor who is known for her critique of late 20th century feminism, and her writings about feminism in contemporary American...
Christina Hoff Sommers is an American author and former philosophy professor who is known for her critique of late 20th century feminism, and her writings about feminism in contemporary American...
Clara Fraser
Clara Fraser (March 12, 1923 – February 24, 1998) was a feminist and socialist political organizer, who co-founded and led the Freedom Socialist Party and Radical Women.
Clara Fraser (March 12, 1923 – February 24, 1998) was a feminist and socialist political organizer, who co-founded and led the Freedom Socialist Party and Radical Women.
Daniel Boyarin
Daniel Boyarin is a historian of religion.
Daniel Boyarin is a historian of religion.
Dennie Moore
Dennie Moore (December 31, 1902 – February 22, 1978) was an American film and stage actress.
Dennie Moore (December 31, 1902 – February 22, 1978) was an American film and stage actress.
Dorothy Ray Healey
Dorothy Ray Healey (1914-2006) was a long-time activist in the Communist Party USA, from the late 1920s to the 1970s.
Dorothy Ray Healey (1914-2006) was a long-time activist in the Communist Party USA, from the late 1920s to the 1970s.
Edith Konecky
Edith Konecky is an American feminist novelist who, despite a relatively small body of work, can lay claim to a large literary achievement with Allegra Maud Goldman (1976), a coming-of-age n...
Edith Konecky is an American feminist novelist who, despite a relatively small body of work, can lay claim to a large literary achievement with Allegra Maud Goldman (1976), a coming-of-age n...
Elaine Showalter
Elaine Showalter (born 21 January 1941) is an American literary critic, feminist, and writer on cultural and social issues.
Elaine Showalter (born 21 January 1941) is an American literary critic, feminist, and writer on cultural and social issues.
Eleanor Raskin
Eleanor E. Raskin née Stein; (born March 16, 1946) was a member of Weatherman.
Eleanor E. Raskin née Stein; (born March 16, 1946) was a member of Weatherman.
Elizabeth Wurtzel
Elizabeth Lee Wurtzel (born July 31, 1967) is an American corporate attorney, writer and journalist, known for her work in the confessional memoir genre.
Elizabeth Lee Wurtzel (born July 31, 1967) is an American corporate attorney, writer and journalist, known for her work in the confessional memoir genre.
Elyse Goldstein
Elyse Goldstein is the first female rabbi in Canada, although she was born in the United States.
Elyse Goldstein is the first female rabbi in Canada, although she was born in the United States.
Emma Lazarus
Emma Lazarus (July 22, 1849 – November 19, 1887) was an American Jewish poet born in New York City.
Emma Lazarus (July 22, 1849 – November 19, 1887) was an American Jewish poet born in New York City.
Ernestine Rose
Ernestine Louise Rose was an atheist feminist, Individualist Feminist, and abolitionist.
Ernestine Louise Rose was an atheist feminist, Individualist Feminist, and abolitionist.
Eugenie Schwarzwald
Eugenie Schwarzwald, née Nußbaum, was born June 4, 1872, in Polupanovka, near Ternopil, in Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine) and died on August 7, 1940, in Zurich.
Eugenie Schwarzwald, née Nußbaum, was born June 4, 1872, in Polupanovka, near Ternopil, in Austria-Hungary (now Ukraine) and died on August 7, 1940, in Zurich.
Eva Cox
Eva Cox AO is an Austrian-born Australian writer, feminist, sociologist, social commentator and activist.
Eva Cox AO is an Austrian-born Australian writer, feminist, sociologist, social commentator and activist.
Florence Prag Kahn
Florence Prag Kahn (November 9, 1866 – November 16, 1948) was an American teacher and politician who in 1925 became the first Jewish woman to serve in the United States Congress.
Florence Prag Kahn (November 9, 1866 – November 16, 1948) was an American teacher and politician who in 1925 became the first Jewish woman to serve in the United States Congress.
Frederica Sagor Maas
Frederica Alexandrina Sagor Maas is an American playwright, screenwriter, memoirist and author, the youngest daughter of Russian immigrants.
Frederica Alexandrina Sagor Maas is an American playwright, screenwriter, memoirist and author, the youngest daughter of Russian immigrants.
Gerda Lerner
Gerda Lerner (born April 30, 1920) is a historian, author and teacher.
Gerda Lerner (born April 30, 1920) is a historian, author and teacher.
Gertrude Stein
Gertrude Stein was an American writer, poet and art collector who spent most of her life in France.
Gertrude Stein was an American writer, poet and art collector who spent most of her life in France.
Gloria Steinem
Gloria Marie Steinem (born March 25, 1934) is an American feminist, journalist, and social and political activist who became nationally recognized as a leader of, and media spokeswoman for, the ...
Gloria Marie Steinem (born March 25, 1934) is an American feminist, journalist, and social and political activist who became nationally recognized as a leader of, and media spokeswoman for, the ...
Hana Meisel
Hana Meisel (חנה מייזל, born 25 December 1883, died 1972) was a Jewish agronomist, feminist and Zionist.
Hana Meisel (חנה מייזל, born 25 December 1883, died 1972) was a Jewish agronomist, feminist and Zionist.
Hasya Drori
Hasya Drori (חסיה דרורי, born Hasya Kupfermintz in 1899, died 3 June 1976) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Mapai between 1949 and 1951.
Hasya Drori (חסיה דרורי, born Hasya Kupfermintz in 1899, died 3 June 1976) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Mapai between 1949 and 1951.
Hedwig Dohm
Marianne Adelaide Hedwig Dohm born Schlesinger, later Schleh was a German feminist, and author.
Marianne Adelaide Hedwig Dohm born Schlesinger, later Schleh was a German feminist, and author.
Hélène Cixous
Hélène Cixous is a professor, French feminist writer, poet, playwright, philosopher, literary critic and rhetorician.
Hélène Cixous is a professor, French feminist writer, poet, playwright, philosopher, literary critic and rhetorician.
Ilana Gleichbloom
Ilana Gleichbloom, born in 1986, is a Judaic studies teacher at the Abraham Joshua Heschel High School located in New York City.
Ilana Gleichbloom, born in 1986, is a Judaic studies teacher at the Abraham Joshua Heschel High School located in New York City.
Jaclyn Friedman
Jaclyn Friedman is a feminist writer and activist from Boston, Massachusetts.
Jaclyn Friedman is a feminist writer and activist from Boston, Massachusetts.
Jane Alpert
Jane Lauren Alpert (born May 20, 1947) is an American former radical who conspired in the bombings of eight government and commercial office buildings in New York City in 1969.
Jane Lauren Alpert (born May 20, 1947) is an American former radical who conspired in the bombings of eight government and commercial office buildings in New York City in 1969.
Jennifer Miller
Jennifer Miller (born 1961) is an American circus entertainer, writer, and professor at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. She has lived as a woman with a beard for most of her life.
Jennifer Miller (born 1961) is an American circus entertainer, writer, and professor at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY. She has lived as a woman with a beard for most of her life.
Jewish feminism
Jewish feminism is a movement that seeks to improve the religious, legal, and social status of women within Judaism and to open up new opportunities for religious experience and leadership for J...
Jewish feminism is a movement that seeks to improve the religious, legal, and social status of women within Judaism and to open up new opportunities for religious experience and leadership for J...
John Stoltenberg
John Stoltenberg is an American radical feminist activist, scholar, author, and magazine editor.
John Stoltenberg is an American radical feminist activist, scholar, author, and magazine editor.
Judith Butler
Judith Butler is an American post-structuralist philosopher, who has contributed to the fields of feminism, queer theory, political philosophy, and ethics.
Judith Butler is an American post-structuralist philosopher, who has contributed to the fields of feminism, queer theory, political philosophy, and ethics.
Judith Hauptman
Judith Rebecca Hauptman is a feminist Jewish Talmudic scholar.
Judith Rebecca Hauptman is a feminist Jewish Talmudic scholar.
Judith Plaskow
Dr. Judith Plaskow is Professor of Religious Studies at Manhattan College.
Dr. Judith Plaskow is Professor of Religious Studies at Manhattan College.
Judy Chicago
Judy Chicago (born Judy Cohen on July 20, 1939) is a feminist artist, author, and educator.
Judy Chicago (born Judy Cohen on July 20, 1939) is a feminist artist, author, and educator.
Judy Rebick
Judy Rebick (born 15 Aug 1945 in Reno, Nevada), arrived in Toronto at age 9, and is a Canadian journalist, political activist, and feminist.
Judy Rebick (born 15 Aug 1945 in Reno, Nevada), arrived in Toronto at age 9, and is a Canadian journalist, political activist, and feminist.
Julia Batino
Julia Batino was a Macedonian Jewish antifascist and women's rights activist.
Julia Batino was a Macedonian Jewish antifascist and women's rights activist.
Kaja Silverman
Kaja Silverman (born September 16, 1947) is an American film theorist and art historian.
Kaja Silverman (born September 16, 1947) is an American film theorist and art historian.
Karla Jay
Karla Jay is a professor of English and the director of the Women's and Gender Studies program at Pace University.
Karla Jay is a professor of English and the director of the Women's and Gender Studies program at Pace University.
Larisa Alexandrovna
Larisa Alexandrovna (born 1971 in Odessa, Ukraine) is a journalist, essayist, and poet.
Larisa Alexandrovna (born 1971 in Odessa, Ukraine) is a journalist, essayist, and poet.
Laura Whitehorn
Laura Jane Whitehorn was born in April 1945 to Lenore and Nathaniel Whitehorn of Brooklyn, New York.
Laura Jane Whitehorn was born in April 1945 to Lenore and Nathaniel Whitehorn of Brooklyn, New York.
Leslie Cagan
Leslie Cagan (born 1947) is an American activist, writer, and socialist organizer involved with the peace and social justice movements.
Leslie Cagan (born 1947) is an American activist, writer, and socialist organizer involved with the peace and social justice movements.
Lillian Robinson
Lillian Sara Robinson was a Marxist feminist activist, writer, and theorist.
Lillian Sara Robinson was a Marxist feminist activist, writer, and theorist.
Lisa Bloom
Lisa Bloom is a prominent American civil rights attorney, best known as anchor of Lisa Bloom: Open Court - a two-hour live legal news program - on truTv's IN SESSION, formerly Court TV, from...
Lisa Bloom is a prominent American civil rights attorney, best known as anchor of Lisa Bloom: Open Court - a two-hour live legal news program - on truTv's IN SESSION, formerly Court TV, from...
Lori Hope Lefkovitz
Lori Hope Lefkovitz is the Ruderman Professor and Director of Jewish Studies at Northeastern University and founding director of Kolot: The Center for Jewish Women and Gender Studies, the first ...
Lori Hope Lefkovitz is the Ruderman Professor and Director of Jewish Studies at Northeastern University and founding director of Kolot: The Center for Jewish Women and Gender Studies, the first ...
Lydia Rabinowitsch-Kempner
Lydia Rabinowitsch-Kempner (August 22, 1871 – August 3, 1935) was an American physician.
Lydia Rabinowitsch-Kempner (August 22, 1871 – August 3, 1935) was an American physician.
Lynn Harris
Lynn Harris is a feminist journalist, essayist, and author who lives in Brooklyn, NY. She is the Communications Strategist with Breakthrough, a global human rights organization that uses media a...
Lynn Harris is a feminist journalist, essayist, and author who lives in Brooklyn, NY. She is the Communications Strategist with Breakthrough, a global human rights organization that uses media a...
Magnus Hirschfeld
Magnus Hirschfeld (May 14, 1868 – May 14, 1935) was a German physician and sexologist.
Magnus Hirschfeld (May 14, 1868 – May 14, 1935) was a German physician and sexologist.
Marcia Freedman
Marcia Freedman (מרשה פרידמן, born 17 May 1938) is an American-Israeli activist on behalf of peace, women's rights, and gay rights.
Marcia Freedman (מרשה פרידמן, born 17 May 1938) is an American-Israeli activist on behalf of peace, women's rights, and gay rights.
Margaret Lazarus
Margaret Lazarus is an American film producer/film director known for her work in documentary film.
Margaret Lazarus is an American film producer/film director known for her work in documentary film.
Martha Nussbaum
Martha Nussbaum is an American philosopher with a particular interest in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, political philosophy and ethics.
Martha Nussbaum is an American philosopher with a particular interest in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, political philosophy and ethics.
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore is a San Francisco-based author and activist.
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore is a San Francisco-based author and activist.
Maud Nathan
Maud Nathan was an American social worker, labor activist and suffragist for women's right to vote.
Maud Nathan was an American social worker, labor activist and suffragist for women's right to vote.
Mendel Shapiro
Mendel Shapiro, a Jerusalem lawyer and Modern Orthodox Rabbi, is the author of a halakhic analysis in which he argued that women could be called to read from the Torah in prayer services with me...
Mendel Shapiro, a Jerusalem lawyer and Modern Orthodox Rabbi, is the author of a halakhic analysis in which he argued that women could be called to read from the Torah in prayer services with me...
Meredith Tax
Meredith Tax is an American writer and political activist.
Meredith Tax is an American writer and political activist.
Mira Schor
Mira Schor (b. in New York City in 1950) is an American artist, writer, editor, and educator, known for her contributions to the critical discourse on the status of painting in contemporar...
Mira Schor (b. in New York City in 1950) is an American artist, writer, editor, and educator, known for her contributions to the critical discourse on the status of painting in contemporar...
Moses Harman
Moses Harman (October 12, 1830 January 30, 1910) was an American schoolteacher and publisher notable for his staunch support for women's rights.
Moses Harman (October 12, 1830 January 30, 1910) was an American schoolteacher and publisher notable for his staunch support for women's rights.
Muriel Rukeyser
Muriel Rukeyser (15 December 1913 – 12 February 1980) was an American poet and political activist, best known for her poems about equality, feminism, social justice, and Judaism.
Muriel Rukeyser (15 December 1913 – 12 February 1980) was an American poet and political activist, best known for her poems about equality, feminism, social justice, and Judaism.
Naomi Jaffe
Naomi Esther Jaffe (born 1943) is a former undergraduate student of Herbert Marcuse and member of the Weather Underground Organization.
Naomi Esther Jaffe (born 1943) is a former undergraduate student of Herbert Marcuse and member of the Weather Underground Organization.
Naomi Klein
Naomi Klein is a Canadian author and social activist known for her political analyses and criticism of corporate globalization.
Naomi Klein is a Canadian author and social activist known for her political analyses and criticism of corporate globalization.
Naomi Weisstein
Naomi Weisstein (1939-) is the daughter of Mary Wenk and Samuel Weisstein.
Naomi Weisstein (1939-) is the daughter of Mary Wenk and Samuel Weisstein.
National Council of Jewish Women
The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) defines itself as a grassroots organization of volunteers and advocates who turn progressive ideals into action.
The National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) defines itself as a grassroots organization of volunteers and advocates who turn progressive ideals into action.
Paula Hyman
Paula Hyman was the Lucy Moses Professor of Modern Jewish History at Yale University and president of the American Academy for Jewish Research from 2004 to 2008.
Paula Hyman was the Lucy Moses Professor of Modern Jewish History at Yale University and president of the American Academy for Jewish Research from 2004 to 2008.
Paula Reimers
Paula Reimers is an American rabbi.
Paula Reimers is an American rabbi.
Pauline Bebe
Pauline Bebe is the rabbi of Communaute Juive Liberale, a Progressive Jewish congregation in Paris.
Pauline Bebe is the rabbi of Communaute Juive Liberale, a Progressive Jewish congregation in Paris.
Peaches (musician)
Merrill Beth Nisker (born November 11, 1966), better known by her stage name Peaches, is a Canadian electronic musician and performance artist who lives in Berlin, Germany.
Merrill Beth Nisker (born November 11, 1966), better known by her stage name Peaches, is a Canadian electronic musician and performance artist who lives in Berlin, Germany.
Phyllis Chesler
Phyllis Chesler (born October 1, 1940) is an American writer, psychotherapist, and professor emerita of psychology and women's studies at the College of Staten Island (CUNY).
Phyllis Chesler (born October 1, 1940) is an American writer, psychotherapist, and professor emerita of psychology and women's studies at the College of Staten Island (CUNY).
Rachel Adler
Rachel Adler is associate professor of Modern Jewish Thought and Judaism and Gender at the School of Religion, University of Southern California and the Hebrew Union College Rabbinical School at...
Rachel Adler is associate professor of Modern Jewish Thought and Judaism and Gender at the School of Religion, University of Southern California and the Hebrew Union College Rabbinical School at...
Rachel Pollack
Rachel Pollack (b. August 17, 1945 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American science fiction author, comic book writer, and expert on divinatory tarot.
Rachel Pollack (b. August 17, 1945 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American science fiction author, comic book writer, and expert on divinatory tarot.
Rachel Wahba
Rachel Wahba is a psychotherapist in private practice in San Francisco, CA and in Marin County.
Rachel Wahba is a psychotherapist in private practice in San Francisco, CA and in Marin County.
Rebecca Alpert
Rabbi Rebecca Trachtenberg Alpert (born April 12, 1950) is associate professor in the Departments of Religion and Women's Studies and the chair of the Department of Religion at Temple University.
Rabbi Rebecca Trachtenberg Alpert (born April 12, 1950) is associate professor in the Departments of Religion and Women's Studies and the chair of the Department of Religion at Temple University.
Resia Schor
Resia Schor (b. Lublin, Poland, December 5, 1910 – d. New York City, November 27, 2006) was a Polish-born artist who lived and worked in New York City from 1941 until her death in 2006.
Resia Schor (b. Lublin, Poland, December 5, 1910 – d. New York City, November 27, 2006) was a Polish-born artist who lived and worked in New York City from 1941 until her death in 2006.
Roberta Kalechofsky
Roberta Kalechofsky is an American writer, feminist and animal rights activist, focusing on the issue of animal rights within Judaism and the promotion of vegetarianism within the Jewish community.
Roberta Kalechofsky is an American writer, feminist and animal rights activist, focusing on the issue of animal rights within Judaism and the promotion of vegetarianism within the Jewish community.
Robin Morgan
Robin Morgan (born January 29, 1941) is an American poet, author, political theorist and activist, journalist, lecturer, and former child actor.
Robin Morgan (born January 29, 1941) is an American poet, author, political theorist and activist, journalist, lecturer, and former child actor.
Rosa Luxemburg
Rosa Luxemburg was a Marxist theorist, philosopher, economist and activist of Polish Jewish descent who became a naturalized German citizen.
Rosa Luxemburg was a Marxist theorist, philosopher, economist and activist of Polish Jewish descent who became a naturalized German citizen.
Rose Schneiderman
Rose Schneiderman was a prominent United States labor union leader and socialist of the first part of the twentieth century.
Rose Schneiderman was a prominent United States labor union leader and socialist of the first part of the twentieth century.
Rosika Schwimmer
Rosika Schwimmer or Bédy-Schwimmer "Rózsa" Rózsika was a Hungarian-born pacifist, feminist and female suffragist.
Rosika Schwimmer or Bédy-Schwimmer "Rózsa" Rózsika was a Hungarian-born pacifist, feminist and female suffragist.
Ruth Rasnic
Ruth Rasnic (Hebrew: רות רזניק, b. 1932) is an Israeli social and political activist, a pioneer in the struggle against domestic violence in Israel, a writer and a translator.
Ruth Rasnic (Hebrew: רות רזניק, b. 1932) is an Israeli social and political activist, a pioneer in the struggle against domestic violence in Israel, a writer and a translator.
Sally Priesand
Sally Jane Priesand is America's first female rabbi ordained by a rabbinical seminary, and the second formally ordained female rabbi in Jewish history, after Regina Jonas.
Sally Jane Priesand is America's first female rabbi ordained by a rabbinical seminary, and the second formally ordained female rabbi in Jewish history, after Regina Jonas.
Selma James
Selma James (born 15 August 1930) is a co-author of the women's movement classic The Power of Women and the Subversion of the Community, founder of the International Wages for Housework Camp...
Selma James (born 15 August 1930) is a co-author of the women's movement classic The Power of Women and the Subversion of the Community, founder of the International Wages for Housework Camp...
Shulamith Firestone
Shulamith Firestone (born January 7, 1945), (also called Shulie, or Shuloma) is a Jewish, Canadian-born feminist.
Shulamith Firestone (born January 7, 1945), (also called Shulie, or Shuloma) is a Jewish, Canadian-born feminist.
Susan Bee
Susan Bee (b. in New York City in 1952) is a painter, editor, and book artist who lives in New York City.
Susan Bee (b. in New York City in 1952) is a painter, editor, and book artist who lives in New York City.
Susan Brownmiller
Susan Brownmiller is an American feminist, journalist, author, and activist.
Susan Brownmiller is an American feminist, journalist, author, and activist.
Susan Estrich
Susan Estrich (born December 16, 1952) is an American lawyer, professor, author, political operative, feminist advocate, and political commentator for Fox News.
Susan Estrich (born December 16, 1952) is an American lawyer, professor, author, political operative, feminist advocate, and political commentator for Fox News.
Susan Sontag
Susan Sontag was an American essayist, literary icon, and political activist whose works include On Photography, Against Interpretation, The Way We Live Now, and Regarding the Pain...
Susan Sontag was an American essayist, literary icon, and political activist whose works include On Photography, Against Interpretation, The Way We Live Now, and Regarding the Pain...
Susie Orbach
Susie Orbach (born 1946) is a British psychotherapist, psychoanalyst, writer and social critic.
Susie Orbach (born 1946) is a British psychotherapist, psychoanalyst, writer and social critic.
Tamar Ross
Tamar Ross is a professor of Jewish Philosophy at Bar Ilan University.
Tamar Ross is a professor of Jewish Philosophy at Bar Ilan University.
Tillie Olsen
Tillie Lerner Olsen (January 14, 1912 – January 1, 2007) was an American writer associated with the political turmoil of the 1930s and the first generation of American feminists.
Tillie Lerner Olsen (January 14, 1912 – January 1, 2007) was an American writer associated with the political turmoil of the 1930s and the first generation of American feminists.
Tova Hartman
Tova Hartman is a Professor of Gender Studies and Education at Bar Ilan University of Ramat Gan, specializing in gender and religion, and gender and psychology.
Tova Hartman is a Professor of Gender Studies and Education at Bar Ilan University of Ramat Gan, specializing in gender and religion, and gender and psychology.
Trude Weiss-Rosmarin
Trude Weiss-Rosmarin (June 17, 1908 – June 26, 1989) was a Jewish-German-American writer, editor, scholar, and feminist activist.
Trude Weiss-Rosmarin (June 17, 1908 – June 26, 1989) was a Jewish-German-American writer, editor, scholar, and feminist activist.
Wendy Kaminer
Wendy Kaminer (born 1949) is a lawyer and writer.
Wendy Kaminer (born 1949) is a lawyer and writer.
Wendy Wasserstein
Wendy Wasserstein (October 18, 1950 – January 30, 2006) was an American playwright and an Andrew Dickson White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University.
Wendy Wasserstein (October 18, 1950 – January 30, 2006) was an American playwright and an Andrew Dickson White Professor-at-Large at Cornell University.
Women of the Wall
Women of the Wall (Hebrew: נשות הכותל, Nashot HaKotel) is an organization based in Israel, whose goal is to secure women's right to hold and read the Torah and to wear religious garments at ...
Women of the Wall (Hebrew: נשות הכותל, Nashot HaKotel) is an organization based in Israel, whose goal is to secure women's right to hold and read the Torah and to wear religious garments at ...
Yona Wallach
Yona Wallach (יונה וולך; June 10, 1944 – September 29, 1985) was an Israeli poet.
Yona Wallach (יונה וולך; June 10, 1944 – September 29, 1985) was an Israeli poet.
Zahava Gal-On
Zahava Gal-On (זהבה גלאון, born 4 January 1956 in Vilnius, Lithuania) is an Israeli politician.
Zahava Gal-On (זהבה גלאון, born 4 January 1956 in Vilnius, Lithuania) is an Israeli politician.
Zalman Schachter-Shalomi
Rabbi Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi and commonly called "Reb Zalman" (pr: rǎb) (born 28 August 1924 in Zhovkva, Poland now Ukraine) is considered one of the major founders of the Jewish Re...
Rabbi Zalman M. Schachter-Shalomi and commonly called "Reb Zalman" (pr: rǎb) (born 28 August 1924 in Zhovkva, Poland now Ukraine) is considered one of the major founders of the Jewish Re...