History
Adelman PV. Miriam’s Well. Rituals for Jewish Women Around the Year. Biblio Press, 1990.
Angelou M. “Development of a Women’s Ritual”. Nashama, Summer 1990, pp.1-2.
Boeckler AM. “Miriam’s Cup: The Story of a New Ritual.” European Judaism, vol. 45, no.2, Autumn 2012, pp: 147-163.
Broner B, Freedman M, Nimrod N. The Women’s Haggadah. Harper Collins, 1994.
Cohen T. “Filling Miriam’s Cup.” Ritual Well: Tradition and Innovation, https://ritualwell.org/ritual/filling-miriams-cup
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Schnur S. “Miriam’s Goblet (Kos Miriam).” Lilith Magazine, Apr. 2014. https://lilith.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/miriamscup.pdf
Tanakh and Drash
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Meir T. “Miriam: Midrash and Aggadah.” The Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women. Jewish Women’s Archive, https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/article/miriam-midrash-and-aggadah
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General References for All Biographies
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Specific References for Biographies
1998: Letty Cotten Pogrebin
Patz A. “Ms. Pogrebin. Making Judaism and Feminism Click.” The Reporter. Women’s American ORT, Spring, 1998.
1999: Henrietta Szold
Krantz H. Daughter of My People. Jason Aronson, 1998.
2000: Hannah Szenes
Schur M. Hannah Szenes: A Song of Light. Jewish Publication Society, 1998.
Senesh H. Hanna Senesh: Her Life and Diary. Schocken Books, 1972.
2001: Ruth Gruber
Gruber R. Ahead of Time: My Early Years as a Foreign Correspondent. Wynwood Press, 1991.
Gruber R. Destination Palestine: The Story of the Haganah Ship Exodus 1947. Current Books, 1948. Re-issued by Times Books, 1999.
Gruber R. Raquela: A Woman of Israel. Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, 1978. Re-issued by Random House, 2000.
Gruber R. Haven: The Unknown Story of 1,000 World War II Refugees. Coward-McCann, 1983. Re-issued by Random House, 2000.
Musleah R. “Profile: Ruth Gruber.” Hadassah Magazine, Feb. 2001.
2002: Emma Lazarus
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2003: Golda Meir
Adler DA. Our Golda, The Story of Golda Meir. Viking, 1984.
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McCauley K. Golda Meir. Chelsea House, 1985.
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Meir M. My Mother Golda Meir: A Son’s Evocation of Life With Golda Meir. Arbor House, 1983.
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Shenker, I, Shenker M, editors. As Good as Golda. The Warmth and Wisdom of Israel’s Prime Minister. McCall Publishing, 1970.
Syrkin M. Golda Meir. Israel’s Leader. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 1969.
2004: Bella Abzug
Faber D. Bella Abzug. Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1976.
Kelber K. Gender Gap: Bella Abzug’s Guide to Political Power for American Women. Houghton Mifflin, 1985.
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2005: Rebecca Gratz
Ashton D. Rebecca Gratz: Woman and Judaism in Antebellum America. Wayne State University Press, 1997.
Sarna JD. “American Jewish History 1654-2004.” Celebrate Jewish Life in America, 1654-2004.
2006: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
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2007: Ruth Messinger
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2008: Sophie Tucker
Tucker S. Some of These Days: The Autobiography of Sophie Tucker. Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1945.
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2009: Rachel Bluwstein
Spicehandler E. “Rahel.” Encyclopedia Judaica. Edited by Berenbaum M, Skolnic F. Vol. 17. 2nd edition. Macmillian Reference, 2007.
Zerubavel Y. “Rachel and the Female Voice: Labor Gender, and the Zionist Pioneer Vision.” Edited by Cutter W, Jacobson, DC. History and Literature. New Readings of Jewish Texts in Honor of Arnold J. Band. Brown Judaic Studies, 2002.
Zlotnick RA. “Rachel: Israel’s Beloved Poet.” In: HaShiur. New York Central Synagogue, 2 Mar. 2006.
2010: Rosalyn S. Yalow
Guillemin R, Schally AV, Yalow R. “Rosalyn Yalow—Biographical. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1977.” Nobel Prize, The Nobel Foundation, https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/medicine/1977/yalow/biographical/
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Straus E. Rosalyn Yalow, Nobel Laureate: Her Life and Her Work in Medicine: A Biographical Memoir. New York, Plenum Trade, 1998.
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2011: Eleanor K. Baum
Bogdanovicz A. “Eleanor Baum: Rebel Engineer.” The Institute (AIEE). 7 Dec. 2007.
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Dreifus C. “A Conversation with Eleanor Baum; Bringing Feminine Mystique to Engineering.” New York Times, 22 June 1999.
2012: Nechama Leibowitz
Unterman, Y. Nehama Leibowitz: Teacher and Bible Scholar. Urim Publications, 2009.
Harris, Judah. “Studying Nechama Leibowitz” JudahSHarris, http://www.judahsharris.com/writings/nechama-leibowitz/index_3.htm
2013: Rita Levi-Montalcini
Carey, C. “Dr. Rita Levi-Montalcini, Nobel Winner, Dies at 103.” New York Times, 30 Dec. 2012.
Chao, MV. “A Conversation with Rita Levi-Montalcini. Annual Review of Physiology, vol.72, 2010, pp.1-13.
Costandi, M. Obituary: Rita Levi-Montalcini. The Guardian, Jan. 2013.
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Levi-Montalcini, R. In Praise of Imperfection: My Life and Work. Basic Books, 1988.
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“Rita Levi-Montalcini.” Women in Medicine at Washington University School of Medicine. Bernard Becker Medical Library Exhibit, Washington University School of Medicine, http://beckerexhibits.wustl.edu/women/levi.htm
2014: Edith Windsor
Applebom P. “Reveling in Her Supreme Court Moment.” New York Times, 10 Dec. 2012, http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/11/nyregion/edith-windsor-gay-widow-revels-in-supreme-court-fight.html?pagewanted=all
Gray E. “Edith Windsor, The Unlikely Activist.” Time Magazine, 11 Dec. 2012. http://poy.time.com/2013/12/11/runner-up-edith-windsor-the-unlikely-activist/
Hoffman A. “Jewish Organizations Join DOMA Appeal.” Tablet Magazine, 28 Sept. 2012. http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/113151/jewish-organizations-join-doma-appeal
JTA. “Edith Windsor Gets Jewish Hero’s Welcome at Shul After Gay Marriage Win.” The Forward, 2 July 2013. http://forward.com/articles/179734/edith-windsor-gets-jewish-heros-welcome-at-shul-af/#ixzz2xCjkBYQF
Lyon J, Windsor A. A Wild and Precious Life: A Memoir. St. Martin’s Press, 2019.
Totenberg N. “Meet The 83-Year-Old Taking On The U.S. Over Same-Sex Marriage.” NPR, 21 Mar. 2013. http://www.npr.org/2013/03/21/174944430/meet-the-83-year-old-taking-on-the-u-s-over-same-sex-marriage
Wolf R. “Gay marriage case: A long time coming for Edie Windsor.” USA Today, 8 Dec. 2012. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2012/12/07/edie-windsor-gay-marriage-supreme-court/1737387/
Zeveloff N. “The Forward 50: Edith Windsor.” The Forward, 3 Dec. 2013. https://forward.com/series/forward-50/2013/edith-windsor/
Zipkin R. “A Pride Weekend Shabbat For the Ages.” Tablet Magazine, 03 July 2013. http://www.tabletmag.com/scroll/136900/a-pride-weekend-shabbat-for-the-ages
2015: Ruth Westheimer
Westheimer R. “All About Dr. Ruth.” Dr. Ruth, http://www.drruth.com/content/view/42/27/
Musleah R. “Profile: Ruth Westheimer.” Hadassah Magazine, vol. 96, Dec.-Jan. 2014-2016, pp. 38-41.
2016: Glückl of Hameln
Scheinert D. “Self-Portrait of a 17th-Century Housewife: The Memoirs of Glückel of Hameln.” Commentary 1 Apr. 1949. https://www.commentary.org/articles/david-scheinert/self-portrait-of-a-17th-century-housewifethe-memoirs-of-gluckel-of-hameln/
2017: Gloria Steinem
Steinem G. “Gloria Steinem: Writer, Lecturer, Political Activist, and Feminist Organizer.” Gloria Steinem,
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2018: Sheryl Sandberg
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Eisner J. “Sheryl Sandberg Speaks Out On Judaism — And Grieving.” The Forward, 14 May 2017. https://forward.com/opinion/371592/exclusive-sheryl-sandberg-speaks-out-on-judaism-and-grieving/
Di Mento M. “Facebook’s Sheryl Sandberg Donates Nearly $100 Million.” The Chronicle of Philanthropy, 17 Aug. 2017. https://www.philanthropy.com/article/Sheryl-Sandberg-Gives-Nearly/240953
Goldberg E. “Sheryl Sandberg Joins The Giving Pledge, Likely To Focus On Women’s Issues.” Huffington Post, 6 Dec. 2017. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/05/12/sheryl-sandberg-giving-pledge_n_5309929.html
Helft M. “Sheryl Sandberg: The Real Story.” Fortune, 10 Oct. 2013. http://fortune.com/2013/10/10/sheryl-sandberg-the-real-story/
Peck E. “Sheryl Sandberg Warns of #MeToo Backlash Against Women.” Huffington Post, 12 Nov. 2017. https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/sheryl-sandberg-sexual-harassment-backlash_us_5a22c2a5e4b03350e0b710eb
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2019: Lillian D. Wald
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2020: Gertrude Elion
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2021: Selena Solomons
“Selina Solomons.” American Jerusalem. Jews and the Making of San Francisco, http://www.americanjerusalem.com/characters/selina-solomons/28
Anderson AW. “100 Years On: The Jewish Suffragists Who Helped Women Win the Right to Vote.” Jewish Journal, 14 Aug. 2020. https://jewishjournal.com/culture/320383/100-years-on-the-jewish-suffragists-who-helped-women-win-the-right-to-vote/
Elinson E. “Soup, Salad, Suffrage: How Women Won Their Right to Vote in California.” SF Gate, 4 Mar. 2007, https://www.sfgate.com/opinion/article/Soup-salad-suffrage-How-women-won-their-right-2644358.php
Gilbert S. “Suffragettes You Need to Meet: Selena Solomons.” League of Women’s Voters of Diablo Valley, 2020, https://my.lwv.org/california/diablo-valley/suffragists-you-need-meet-selina-solomons
Pavenick AL. “Biographical Sketch of Selina Solomons. Biographical Database of NAWSA Suffragists, 1890-1920. https://documents.alexanderstreet.com/d/1009860099
2022: Judith Kaplan Eisenstein and the 100th Anniversary of the Bat Mitzvah
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Rudoren J. Opinion: “What would Judy do? 100 years after first bat mitzvah, a meditation on female firsthood.” The Forward, 18 Mar. 2022. https://forward.com/opinion/484191/what-would-judy-do-100-years-after-first-bat-mitzvah-a-meditation-on/
2023: Barbara Walters
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Lipszyc, Y. “Barbara Walters: 5 Jewish Moments.” Aish, 4 Jan. 2023. https://aish.com/barbara-walters-5-jewish-moments/
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2024: Claudia Goldin
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Kampeas R. “Economics Nobel Awarded to Claudia Goldin for Work on Women in the Labor Market.” Jewish Telegraphic Agency, 9 Oct. 2023. https://www.jta.org/2023/10/09/united-states/economics-nobel-awarded-to-claudia-goldin-for-work-on-women-in-the-labor-market
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Smialek J. “Claudia Goldin Wins Nobel in Economics for Studying Women in the Work Force.” New York Times, 9 Oct. 2023. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/09/business/economy/claudia-goldin-nobel-prize-economics.html?unlocked_article_code=1.i00.7lFw.–uPMGxWkLZh&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&ugrp=m
Wong B. “Nobel Prize Winner Claudia Goldin ‘Made Women a Topic of Study for Labor Economists.” Sampan, 9 Dec. 2023. https://sampan.org/2023/leisure/nobel-prize-winner-claudia-goldin-made-women-a-topic-of-study-for-labor-economists/