The words of Jewish women to inspire,
enlighten and enrich your life.
The Quotable Jewish Woman is the definitive collection of ideas,
reflections, humor, and wit by Jewish women. Compiler Elaine
Bernstein Partnow (The Quotable
Woman) brings together the voices
of over 300 women—including women of the Bible, actors,
poets, humorists, scientists, and literary and political
figures—whose ideas, activism, service, talent, and labor
have touched the world.
Quoted women include:
Bella Abzug • Hannah Arendt •
Lauren Bacall • Aviel Barclay • Judy Blume •
Susan Brownmiller • Judy Chicago • Jennifer Connelly
• Gerty Theresa Cori • Deborah • Anita Diamant
• Phyllis Diller • Delia Ephron • Marcia Falk
• Dianne Feinstein • Anne Frank • Rosalind
Franklin • Anna Freud • Betty Friedan • Carol
Gilligan • Ruth Bader Ginsburg • Rebecca Gratz •
Blu Greenberg • Erica Jong • Frida Kahlo • Donna
Karan • Faye Kellerman • Carole King • Ann
Landers • Estée Lauder • Emma Lazarus •
Rosa Luxemburg • Golda Meir • Bette Midler •
Miriam • Bess Myerson • Cynthia Ozick • Dorothy
Parker • Belva Plain • Letty Cottin Pogrebin •
Ayn Rand • Gilda Radner • Adrienne Rich • Joan
Rivers • Ethel Rosenberg • Sandy Eisenberg Sasso
• Hannah Senesh • Fanchon Shur • Raven Snook
• Gertrude Stein • Barbra Streisand • Kerri
Strug • Henrietta Szold • Barbara Tuchman •
Barbara Walters • Dr. Ruth Westheimer • Naomi Wolf
• Rosalyn Yalow • and many more …
From winners of Nobel Prizes and Oscars to
lesser known but equally remarkable women from many countries
and backgrounds, this book is an inspirational gateway to the
thoughts and lives of Jewish women, both contemporary and
ancient.
“If you need inspiration, enlightenment, or a pithy quotation, [this] is a find.... [A] definitive collection.”
—Jewish Woman
Elaine Bernstein Partnow is the author of several books, among them the now-classic The Quotable Woman. She is the online columnist of “Women of Wisdom” for www.Feminist.com, as well as a performing artist and playwright. You can visit Elaine online at www.TheQuotableWoman.com. Elaine Partnow is available to speak on the following topics:
- Jewish Sheroes
- Funny Jewish Sheroes
