Muriel Rukeyser
Renowned Jewish-American writer known for her poetry, essays, biographies, and active political engagement, focusing on themes like equity, women’s rights, social justice, and her Jewish heritage.
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Regina Resnik
American opera singer with a career spanning five decades.
Dr Esther Lederberg
American microbiologist who made groundbreaking contributions to bacterial genetics, including discovering the λ bacteriophage and the F fertility factor and developing the replica plating technique.
Friedl Dicker-Brandeis
Jewish-Austrian artist and educator who studied and then taught at the Weimer Bauhaus, working in textile design, printmaking, bookbinding, and typography.
Dorothy Parker
American poet, writer, critic, and satirist from New York City. She was celebrated for her sharpness, humor, and insights into urban life in the 20th century.
Elizabeth Holtzman
American lawyer and politician. Holtzman served in the United States House of Representatives for New York’s 16th district from 1973 to 1981. She was also Kings County’s district attorney from 1982 to 1989 and New York City’s 40th Comptroller from 1990 to 1993.
Anna Essinger
German Jewish educator renowned for her contributions to education.
Stefanie Zweig
German Jewish author and journalist
Shulamith Firestone
Canadian-American radical feminist, central to shaping early radical feminism and the second-wave movement.
Soshana Afroyim
Austrian-Jewish artist known for her Modernist work who dedicated her life to art, traveling extensively to exhibit her creations worldwide.