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Special to the Jewish News

Ill eminists assert women have

been written out of history.
If true, then the newly pub-
lished Her Works Praise Her:

A History ofJewish Women in America
from Colonial Times to the Present

Fiery Friday

Present this o ff er

ALEXIS RUBIN

27566 Northwestern Hwy.
Southfield, 114l 48034

(Basic Books; $35) represents a major
step toward correcting that oversight.
From the beginnings of recorded
history, works describing the
panoramic happenings of the past
have usually been written by men to
clarify the deeds (and misdeeds) of
other men. Writings about historical
women, however, have nearly always
been narrowly biographical in form,
appearing either as the story of one
particular woman or as a compilation
of small biographies loosely knitted
together.
Her Works Praise Her, the first social
history of American Jewish women,
stands out in sharp contrast to the way
in which women's roles in history pre-
viously have been portrayed.
Authors Hasia Diner and Beryl Lieff
Benderly have crafted a lively account
of Jewish women in America from
their first settlement in 1654 to the
turn of the 21st century. Eveiy chapter
interweaves women's hopes, dreams
and deeds into a rich tapestry that is
thoroughly researched, well document-
ed and, above all, well written.
Indeed, the authors' skills as writers
have transformed what might have
been bland and pedantic history, of
interest mainly to historical scholars,
into highly readable prose, employing
rich imagery in a manner rarely found
in historical nonfiction.
The best historical research draws
upon primary sources — letters,
diaries and public documents — in
order to form a picture of the times in
question. Relying on these sources,
however, can be tricky; there are clear-
ly fewer records available the further a
researcher goes back into the past.
Diner and Benderly have surmount-

Alexis Rubin is a California-based
freelance writer

ed this problem with the judicious use
of phrases such as "probably" and
"there is little reason to doubt," filling
in the missing details from scholarly
research with informed and knowl-
edgeable speculation.
Opening in colonial times, Her
Works Praise Her moves chronological-
ly through U.S. history. From the
tribulations of the Revolution and the
Civil War to the pioneering westward
movement, to the dangers inherent in
establishing the first labor unions and
the challenge of spearheading the
modern feminist movement, the book