About "Women of Valor"

Women of Valor spotlights historically significant Jewish women such as:

Women of Valor recognizes and highlights the lives and accomplishments of sixteen trailblazing Jewish women, each of whom had the courage and conviction to overcome the social, cultural, and religious barriers she faced in creating a more just and equitable world.

Women of Valor brings women's history and female role models into the mainstream of Jewish and American life by making biographical information and historical context accessible through posters, and web exhibits, all of which provide a rich array of photographs, documents, artifacts, timelines, and quotations.

Components of Women of Valor are used by educators, scholars, community leaders, and students around the world, in schools, synagogues, community centers, national organizations, public libraries, and women's studies programs, inspiring people of all ages and backgrounds with a wide range of role models.

Women of Valor posters and web pages were researched and put online from 1996–2002. The current revised interface was created in time for Women's History Month 2010. A critical element in the revised interface is the "Discuss" section at the bottom of each page inviting comments, updates, and links to additional online resources. Any site reader can contribute and is invited to do so.

Women of Valor Exhibit Head Writers:

Jennifer Sartori

Exhibits on Beatrice Alexander, Gertrude Elion, Ray Frank, Emma Goldman, Anna Sokolow, Gertrude Weil

Karla Goldman, Historian in Residence

Henrietta Szold Exhibit

Karen Pittelman, Research Associate

Exhibits on Bella Abzug, Emma Lazarus, Barbara Myerhoff, Justine Wise Polier, Bobbie Rosenfeld, Hannah G. Solomon

Sarah Flicker, Bronfman Fellow

Exhibits on Rebecca Gratz, Molly Picon, Lillian Wald

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How to cite this page

Jewish Women's Archive. "About "Women of Valor"." (Viewed on November 21, 2024) <https://jwa.org/womenofvalor/about>.