Lea Davis

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Lea Davis is a senior at Cary Academy in Cary, North Carolina. She is president of her school’s Students for Gender Equity and a proud member of the Jewish Affinity Group. Last year, she completed an independent study on the legacy of Mary Queen of Scots. This year, she plans to study Jewish women’s use of both legal and secular law throughout history. She spends her time outside of school reading, writing, volunteering at her local Hebrew school, and participating in her school’s theatre production. She enjoys spending time with her friends, studying forgotten women in history, and listening to Broadway musicals. 

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Reclaiming my Spiritual Freedom

Lea Davis

I realized that my faults with Judaism stemmed from men’s interpretations of how women should behave, not actual law.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Lea Davis." (Viewed on November 21, 2024) <https://jwa.org/blog/author/davis-lea>.