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Jewish Girls Coming of Age in America, 1860-1920 Paperback – October 1, 2007

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Jewish Girls Coming of Age in America, 1860—1920 draws on a wealth of archival material, much of which has never been published—or even read—to illuminate the ways in which Jewish girls’ adolescent experiences reflected larger issues relating to gender, ethnicity, religion, and education.
Klapper explores the dual roles girls played as agents of acculturation and guardians of tradition. Their search for an identity as American girls that would not require the abandonment of Jewish tradition and culture mirrored the struggle of their families and communities for integration into American society.
While focusing on their lives as girls, not the adults they would later become, Klapper draws on the papers of such figures as Henrietta Szold, founder of Hadassah; Edna Ferber, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Showboat; and Marie Syrkin, literary critic and Zionist. Klapper also analyzes the diaries, memoirs, and letters of hundreds of other girls whose later lives and experiences have been lost to history.
Told in an engaging style and filled with colorful quotes, the book brings to life a neglected group of fascinating historical figures during a pivotal moment in the development of gender roles, adolescence, and the modern American Jewish community.

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"Melissa Klappers pioneering volume, based on an astonishing wealth of primary sources, uncovers more than we have ever known about the upbringing and education of Jewish girls in America from the Civil War to World War I. Covering everything from religious education to sex education, it explores what it meant to be a Jewish girl aged 12-20 during one of the most tumultuous eras in American history." -- Jonathan D. Sarna, Joseph H. & Belle R. Braun,Professor of American Jewish History, Brandeis University

"Provides a revealing glimpse into the lives of adolescent girls at the turn of the century. Klapper's exhaustive search for the diaries of young Jewish women has produced a harvest of insights into their relationships to religion, to education, to domestic lives, and to girl culture." -- Alice Kessler-Harris,author of In Pursuit of Equity

"Masterfully weaving together stories of adolescent girls based on an analysis of their diaries, personal letters, and memoirs, Klapper illuminates the ways these young women grappled with contradictory feelings about their friends, family, and future...This compelling narrative deeply enriches our understanding of the intertwined roles played by gender, ethnicity, religion, and education in fostering American identity at the turn of the century." ― American Historical Review

"Melissa R. Klapper has succeeded handsomely in surmounting the hurdles of her topic to create a coherent narrative of cultural change. She brings to her subject sensitivity to the stress of adolescence, mastery of her materials, and genuine affection for the experience of growing up female, Jewish, and American." ― Journal of American History

"Drawing on diaries and magazines, historian Klapper recreates the world of Jewish girls in late 19th- and early 20th-century America. . . . This books charm lies in its innovative and engaging focus on girlhood. Klapper . . . offers grace notes to a familiar narrative about the tensions between assimilation and tradition." ― Publishers Weekly

About the Author

Melissa R. Klapper is Professor of History and Director of Women’s and Gender Studies at Rowan University. She is the author of Jewish Girls Coming of Age in America, 1860–1920; Ballots, Babies, and Banners of Peace: American Jewish Women’s Activism, 1890–1940; Small Strangers: The Experiences of Immigrant Children in the United States, 1880–1925; and Ballet Class: An American History.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ NYU Press (October 1, 2007)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 310 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0814748082
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0814748084
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.8 x 9 inches
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Dr. Melissa R. Klapper is Professor of History and Director of Women's & Gender Studies at Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ.

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sascha
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful read.
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2014
One of the best books out there on American girlhood history. The book is about Jewish Girls, specifically, but as Klapper demonstrates, Jewish Girls were learning how to be American Girls along with the rest. Beautifully written and exhaustively researched.
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Jennie Fine
5.0 out of 5 stars Very enjoyable reading
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2005
A friend recommended this book to me, and I was glad that she did. I found the whole book to be easy and enjoyable reading, and I learned a lot about Jewish girls' lives in the late 1800s and early 1900s. I am going to start giving this book as a gift for bat mitzvas and graduations, since I think that Jewish girls today will get a real kick out of reading the diary excerpts that the author included, as well as the author's analysis and interpretation.
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