Resource Information for American Jewish Women of Achievement Oral History Collection




	Resource Information for American Jewish Women of Achievement Oral History Collection - Midge Decter Genre: Oral Histories Collection: American Jewish Women of Achievement Oral History Collection Repository: American Jewish Committee Interview Date: January 1, 1982 Summary: Midge Decter relates that she was born and raised in St. Paul Minnesota, and that she left the University of Minnesota in her freshman year. She discusses a number of topics, including: the Jewish Theological Seminary of America; marriage to Norman Podhoretz; her four children; her early career at Reconstructionist Foundation; the journals/magazines Commentary, Midstream, and Partisan Review; her book The New Chastity and Other Arguments Against Women's Liberation, 1971; Gloria Steinem; Betty Friedan's The Feminine Mystique; Kate Millet; and the effect of birth control on the consciousness of women. This oral history is 136 pages. Related People (1) Related People Decter, Midge How to Cite This Page For a bibliography: Jewish Women's Archive. "Resource Information for American Jewish Women of Achievement Oral History Collection - Midge Decter." <http://jwa.org/archive/jsp/oresInfo.jsp?resID=1632>. For a footnote: Jewish Women's Archive, "Resource Information for American Jewish Women of Achievement Oral History Collection - Midge Decter," <http://jwa.org/archive/jsp/oresInfo.jsp?resID=1632>.

Resource Information for American Jewish Women of Achievement Oral History Collection - Midge Decter