Feminism: A Jewish Adversary Movement Against Gentile Culture
Here is a list of some of the Jewish founders and leaders of the modern feminist revolution. Keep in mind that this list is by no means complete--these women are simply the more well-known within the feminist movement; thousands of lesser-known Jewish women lead local and obscure feminist groups1:
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-Gloria Steinem founder, Ms. Magazine.
-Bella Abzug; Civil rights and labor attorney elected to Congress (House of Rep.) from New York City; served 1971-1977.
-Betty Friedan ; feminist leader and author of the book "The Feminine Mystique" (1963).
-Shulamith Firestone ; Canadian feminist. Wrote "The Dialectic of Sex" (1970).
-Andrea Dworkin ; radical; apparent lesbian. Author of the book "Intercourse" (1987).
-Susan Brownmiller ; U.S. feminist. Wrote the book "Against Our Will" (1975).
-Susan Faludi; author of the book "Backlash" (1992).
-Naomi Wolf ; advisor to Al Gore in the 2000 U.S. presidential election.
-Emma Goldman ; early U.S. feminist.
-Ernestine Rose; b. in Poland; early feminist.
-Phyllis Chesler ; U.S. feminist; author of the book "Woman's Inhumanity to Woman" (2002).
-Judy Chicago (Cohen); U.S. feminist. Author of the book "The Dinner Party" (1996).
-Robin Morgan ; U.S. feminist. Former editor-in-chief, Ms. magazine.
-Letty Cottin Pogrebin;; U.S. feminist; co-founded Ms. magazine.
-Gerda Lerner ; b. in Austria.
-Annie Nathan Meyer ; U.S. feminist.
-Maud Nathan ; sister of Annie Nathan Meyer; U.S. feminist.
-Geri Palast ; chair, Committee on Women in the Global Economy; U.S. feminist.
-Rose Schneiderman ; b. in Poland.
-Anita Pollitzer ; U.S. feminist; pal of artist Georgia O'Keeffe.
-Gene Boyer (no birthyear available); a founder of N.O.W.; president of Jewish Feminists; U.S. feminist.
-Lucy Komisar ; author of the book "The New Feminism" (1971); U.S. feminist.
-Karen Nussbaum ; (apparently Jewish); leader of 9to5-National Association of Working Women.
-Eleanor Flexner ; (apparently Jewish--relative is a Zionist); U.S. feminist.
-Riane Eisler ; b. Vienna; author/feminist; (apparently Jewish--fled Nazis). Author of the book "The Chalice and the Blade" (1987).
Notes
1. sources include Jewish author Dr. Joshua Halberstam's book "Schmoozing," 1997, Perigee; also web searches, and the author's personal files and notes.
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