Luise Hirsch

From the Shtetl to the Lecture Hall

Jewish Women and Cultural Exchange

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University Press Copublishing Division
• Seitenzahl: 308
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Februar 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 151mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 520g
• ISBN-13: 9780761859925
• ISBN-10: 0761859926
• Artikelnr.: 36390247

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1. "To Quench
Their Thirst for Knowledge Abroad": Jewish Women from the Russian Empire at
German Universities Chapter 2. "She Was Like the Merchant's Ships": The
Triple Benefit of Marginality Chapter 3. "We Lived and Felt for Germany":
The German-Jewish Woman Students Chapter 4. Bread Students, Bluestockings,
Bomb Throwers: The Growing Inclusivity of Universities in Imperial Germany
Chapter 5. "Citizens of Academia": Jewish Women at the University Chapter
6. "Forced Right Out Of Creative, Fruitful Work": Jewish Professional Women
in Weimar Germany and the Third Reich Biographical Notes on Selected Women
Bibliography Index About the Author