From the Shtetl to the Lecture Hall - Jewish Women and Cultural Exchange

Informationen zum Autor Luise Hirsch was educated at Heidelberg University and at Freie Universität Berlin, Germany. She received her Ph.D. in Jewish history from the University of Duisburg in 2005. Klappentext Until the 19th century, women were regularly excluded from graduate education. This compelling book tells the story of Russian and German Jews who became the first female professionals in modern history. Hirsch details their childhoods, their schooling, and their experiences at German universities. Zusammenfassung Until the 19th century! women were regularly excluded from graduate education. This compelling book tells the story of Russian and German Jews who became the first female professionals in modern history. Hirsch details their childhoods! their schooling! and their experiences at German universities. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsIntroductionChapter 1. "To Quench Their Thirst for Knowledge Abroad": Jewish Women from the Russian Empire at German UniversitiesChapter 2. "She Was Like the Merchant's Ships": The Triple Benefit of MarginalityChapter 3. "We Lived and Felt for Germany": The German-Jewish Woman StudentsChapter 4. Bread Students, Bluestockings, Bomb Throwers: The Growing Inclusivity of Universities in Imperial GermanyChapter 5. "Citizens of Academia": Jewish Women at the UniversityChapter 6. "Forced Right Out Of Creative, Fruitful Work": Jewish Professional Women in Weimar Germany and the Third ReichBiographical Notes on Selected WomenBibliographyIndexAbout the Author

Product details

• Authors: Luise Hirsch, Hirsch Luise
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 16.02.2013
• EAN: 9780761859925
• ISBN: 978-0-7618-5992-5
• No. of pages: 308
• Series: Studies in Judaism; Studies in Judaism; University Press of America
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, 20th Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Jewish Studies, Central Europe, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Higher & further education, tertiary education, Higher education, tertiary education, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Higher, Education;German;Jewish;Religion;Women