My Life as a Radical Jewish Woman

"... vital to understanding this period of East European Jewish history. As Hyman promises, the memoir... read[s] like a novel." -- Russian Review In this striking autobiography Puah Rakovsky (1865-1955) tells of her experiences as a Jewish woman in late 19th- and early 20th-century Poland who broke with her traditional upbringing to become a professional educator, Zionist activist, and feminist leader. Her passionate account offers unprecedented entrée into the life experience of East European