Kiddush Talk: Ready to Turn the World Upside Down: Jewish Women and the Remarkable Achievements of Radical Feminism with Joyce Antler

Ready to Turn the World Upside Down: 

Jewish Women and the Remarkable Achievements of Radical Feminism

Jewish women were instrumental in shaping the women’s liberation movement of the late twentieth century.  But historians and participants themselves have neglected their contributions as Jews, a consequence of the women’s focus on gender and ethnic universalism, and the effects of external and internal anti-Semitism, denial, and self-censorship. This talk reveals the deep influence of Jewish background and values upon these fierce pioneers, as well as those who participated in the later Jewish feminist movement that fought gender inequities in Jewish religious and secular life.