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Informationen zum Autor Sandra McGee Deutsch is Professor of History at the University of Texas at El Paso. She is the author of Las Derechas: The Extreme Right in Argentina, Brazil, and Chile, 1890–1939 and Counterrevolution in Argentina, 1900-1932: The Argentine Patriotic League. Klappentext Historical analysis of Jewish women's role in Argentina from the late 19th through the first half of 20th century, arguing that they crossed racial, gender-based, and ideological boundaries as they helped shape the nation. Zusammenfassung This history of Jewish women in Argentina explores their settlement in the city and countryside! and their professional and intimate lives! political activism! and community involvement. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Illustrations and Tables vii Acknowledgments ix List of Women xi Introduction 1 1. "If Water Is Sweet": Jewish Women in the Countryside 13 2. "I Worked, I Struggled": Jewish Women in Buenos Aires 42 3. "A Point of Connection": Pathways into the Professions 73 4. "Not a Novice": Prostitutes 105 5. "A Bad Reputation": Family and Sexuality 123 6. "What Surrounds Us Dissatisfies Us": Leftists and Union Members through the 1930s 148 7. "A Dike Against Reaction": Contesting Anti-Semitism, Fascism, and Peronism 172 8. "We the Women Have to Do Something": Philanthropies and Zionism 205 Conclusion 236 Appendix 249 Notes 257 Bibliography 319 Index 363
