From Fashion to Politics : Hadassah and Jewish American Women in the Post World War Ii Era.
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- computer
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- 9781618111814
- 369
- DS150.H4 -- B73 2012eb
Intro -- Contents -- List of illustrations -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 A State Is Born: Hadassah Adjusts to the New State of Israel and the Political Complexities of Homeland -- 2 A 'Bulwark against Communism': Hadassah's Political Activism in Foreign Policy During the 1950s -- 3 Jewish American Women in Action: Hadassah Members and Political Engagement in Domestic Issues in the 1950s and 1960s -- 4 'Ema' or 'Conscious Jewess': Jewish Maternalism, Activism, and Gender Roles in the 1950s -- 5 Fashioning Gender and Jewishness: Hadassah, Fashion Shows, and Beauty Culture in the Post-World War II Era -- 6 From the Six-Day War to Nuclear Disarmament: Hadassah and Foreign Policy in the 1960s -- Endnotes -- Index.
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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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