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Jewish girls coming of age in America, 1860-1920

Title
Jewish girls coming of age in America, 1860-1920 [electronic resource] / Melissa R. Klapper.
Author
Klapper, Melissa R.
Publication
New York : New York University Press, c2005.

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Description
1 online resource (x, 310 p.) : ill.
Uniform Title
Jewish girls coming of age in America, 1860-1920 (Online)
Alternative Title
Jewish girls coming of age in America, 1860-1920 (Online)
Subject
  • Jewish girls > United States > Social conditions > 19th century
  • Jewish girls > United States > Social conditions > 20th century
  • Jewish girls > Education > United States
  • Jewish girls > United States > Social life and customs > 19th century
  • Jewish girls > United States > Social life and customs > 20th century
  • Jewish religious education of girls > United States
  • Jewish teenagers > United States > Social life and customs > 19th century
  • Jewish teenagers > United States > Social life and customs > 20th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-294) and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
1. "Any other girls in this whole world like myself": Jewish girls and adolescence in America -- 2. "Unless I got more education": Jewish girls and the problem of education in turn-of-the-century America -- 3. "Education in the broadest sense": alternative forms of education for working-class girls -- 4. "A perfect Jew and a perfect American": the religious education of Jewish girls -- 5. "Such a world of pleasure": adolescent Jewish girls and American youth culture.
LCCN
2004015012
OCLC
ssj0000185584
Author
Klapper, Melissa R.
Title
Jewish girls coming of age in America, 1860-1920 [electronic resource] / Melissa R. Klapper.
Imprint
New York : New York University Press, c2005.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-294) and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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