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The Jewish artist Tiffany Shlain will debut "Dendrofemonology," a feminist history tree ring, at her debut solo show, "You Are Here" on Sept. 5 in New York City. (Courtesy Tiffany Shlain)
Posted inArt

Witches, abortions, suffragists: Tiffany Shlain’s new work is a slice of women’s history

by Julia Gergely September 5, 2024September 6, 2024

(JTA) — Back in the day — say, 50,000 BCE — goddesses were worshiped across several ancient civilizations. By 2400 BCE, however, Mesopotamian law declared: “If a woman speaks to a man […]

Elana Dykewomon (Photo/Jane Tyska)
Posted inObituaries

Activist-writer Elana Dykewomon dies, just as her first play debuts

Andrew Esensten by Andrew Esensten August 9, 2022August 17, 2022
Bat Sheva Marcus, the Orthodox sex therapist, is a co-founder and former board chair of the Jewish Orthodox Feminist Alliance. (Screenshot via YouTube)
Posted inU.S.

Jewish feminist group in turmoil after Orthodox sex guru Bat Sheva Marcus, a founder, is accused of harassment

by Andrew Lapin and JTA April 14, 2022April 18, 2022
Brosnahan as the titular Marvelous Mrs. Maisel doing stanup comedy
Posted inTV & Film

How ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’ undercuts its own feminist and Jewish identity

Mira Fox by Mira Fox and Forward March 29, 2022
Tsvi Reiter, Yvonne Reiter and Hei Le participate in Yvonne’s bat mitzvah ceremony, which was performed over Zoom due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo/The Conversation-Lindsey Wasson-Getty Images News via Getty Images)
Posted inOpinion

The first bat mitzvah was 100 years ago, and has been opening doors for Jewish women ever since

Lisa Fishbayn Joffelogo of The Conversation by Lisa Fishbayn Joffe and The Conversation March 15, 2022March 15, 2022
From the society page in our Sept. 1, 1922 edition
Posted inFrom the Archives

Once upon a time, our ‘Society’ pages chronicled the lives of Jewish women

Maya Mirsky
(Aaron Levy-Wolins/J. Staff) by Maya Mirsky March 9, 2022
Consultant Wendy Rosov, one of the people behind a new survey on pay equity in Bay Area Jewish organizations.
Posted inNews

Local Jewish orgs don’t include salaries on job listings, survey shows. That can result in women earning less.

by Emma Goss November 1, 2021
Artist Judy Chicago at her "A Birthday Bouquet For Belen" installation in 2019. (Photo/Forward-Donald Woodman-Artists Rights Society NY)
Posted inCulture

Feminist icon Judy Chicago gets first retrospective at de Young and a new autobiography

PJ Grisar by PJ Grisar and Forward November 1, 2021November 3, 2021
Rabbanit Jenna Englender dances with the Torah during her graduation ceremony from Yeshivat Maharat in New York, June 17, 2019. (Photo/JTA - Shulamit Seidler-Feller - Maharat)
Posted inReligion

Men have dominated Jewish texts for most of history. These women are trying to change that.

Shira Hanau by Shira Hanau and JTA December 10, 2020December 10, 2020
an RBG action figure holding a US flag
Posted inOpinion

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was our superhero. Here’s how we keep going.

by Carly Pildis September 21, 2020September 21, 2020

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