Judith R. Baskin

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Women in Rabbinic Literature

The rabbis of the Talmud designated specific female roles and activities, and were wary of women's nature, but they also tempered biblical laws that caused hardships for women.

Women in the Bible

In the Bible, women are sometimes portrayed as men's equals and other times as men's subordinates — or property.

Jewish Women in Medieval Christendom

Marriage, money, and religious education.

What Jewish Women’s Lives Were Like in the Muslim World

Part II: More Marriage, Divorce, Work and Education

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