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Uncovering the history of women's education tells a fascinating story about the modern process of formalizing women's torah education and women's increasing roles in Jewish institutions of higher learning.

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Carlebach, Julius
"Ze'nah Ur'enah: the Story of a Book for Jewish Women," Carlebach, Julius. Le'ela, 23, 1987, 42-47.

Synopsis: Carlebach writes of the growing interest in religious self-expression on the part of Jewish women and discusses various literary works that have emerged as a result.

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Greenberg, Blu
"Sara Schenirer," Greenberg, Blu. The Encyclopedia of Religion, 1987.

Synopsis: Greenberg recounts the life of Sara Schenierer, as well as the history of the development of the Bais Yaakov movement which pioneered religious education for Jewish females.


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Adler, Rivkah Lamber
"Torah Learning for Women: A Historical Perspective," Adler, Rivkah Lamber. JOFA Washington DC Conference. 2002.

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Firestone, Tirzah R
Receiving & Relaiming Jewish Women's Wisdom. Firestone, Tirzah R. HarperCollins Publishers, 2004.

Synopsis: The Receiving, presents seven women who represent aspects of the "feminine" that have been lost or devalued in Jewish study and practice.

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Gurrock, Jeffrey S
The Men and Women of Yeshiva: Higher Education Orthodoxy and American Judaism. Gurrock, Jeffrey S. Columbia Univesity Press, 1988.

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Weissman, Deborah
Bais Yaakov: A Historical Model for Jewish Feminists, in The Jewish Woman: New Perspectives, Elizabeth Koltun Ed., (139-148) Koltun, Elizabeth. Weissman, Deborah. , 1976.

Synopsis: In this article, Deborah Weissman traces the origins of the Bais Yaakov movement as the first formal institution for women's education.

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Zolty Pantel, Shoshana
And All Your Children Shall Be Learned: Women and the Study of Torah in Jewish Law and History. Zolty Pantel, Shoshana. Jason Aronson, 1994.

Synopsis: This book traces the development of the legal literature pertaining to the instruction of Torah to women and the various issues surrounding it. It also discusses the twentieth-century initiative of Sarah Schenirer, the founder of the Bais Yaakov Schools, and analyzes the place of the study of Torah by women in Orthodox settings.

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