Pamela S. Nadell, the esteemed Patrick Clendenen Chair in Women’s and Gender History and director of Jewish Studies at American University, is a leading scholar in her field. Her notable works include America’s Jewish Women and Women Who Would Be Rabbis, the former of which was a finalist for the National Jewish Book Award. Through her scholarship, Nadell explores the dynamic role of Jewish women in America, from colonial times to contemporary achievements. She resides in North Bethesda, Maryland.

 

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America’s Jewish Women by Pamela Nadell

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Pamela S. Nadell’s America’s Jewish Women | History from Colonial Times to Today weaves together the complex story of Jewish women in America — from colonial-era matriarch Grace Nathan, poet Emma Lazarus, to Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Recounting how Jewish women have been at the forefront of social, economic, and political causes for centuries, Nadell shows them fighting for suffrage, labor unions, civil rights, feminism, and religious rights.

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