The Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women

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Alyssa Rayman-Read

Alyssa Rayman-Read is a lawyer and strategic advisor helping mission-driven organizations build resilient, thriving workplaces and impactful leadership teams. Rayman-Read has particular experience with LGBTQ+ non-discrimination issues; she is a frequent speaker and educator on gender and sexuality rights and on the Massachusetts Commission on LGBTQ Youth. Along with Amy Simmerman, Rayman-Read worked with Chai on various projects at Georgetown University Law Center. She lives just north of Boston with her family.

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Chai Feldblum

Chai Feldblum is a distinguished lawyer and legal scholar known especially for her work advocating for the rights of disabled and LGBTQIA people. She was the lead drafter of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as many other important bills affirming the rights of marginalized Americans. In 2009, President Barack Obama appointed her to the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.