Women We Love!

The Patriots to honor memory of their "Jewish mother," Myra Kraft, at the Super Bowl

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Myra Kraft

It's a tradition for players in the Super Bowl to wear a patch with the Roman numerals of the game's year on the left side of their chests (46, or XLVI, this year). On Sunday in I

Gertrude Elion inducted into the Jewish-American Hall of Fame

Gertrude Elion medal

JWA Woman of Valor Gertrude Elion has been chosen as the 2011 honoree to be inducted into the Add new comment

Susan Rosenberg, An American Radical

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I guess it’s inevitable, when you’re at a book talk by a 1970s radical political activist who was wanted by the FBI, went underground, got arrested, and spent 16 and a half years behind bars, that

Remembering Judith Resnik, the first Jewish American woman in space

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Judith Resnik in space

Judith Resnik never showed any particular interest in space travel – but when NASA began recruiting women and minorities, she decided to apply anyway.

Gabrielle Giffords resigns from Congress

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Gabrielle Giffords, U.S. Congresswoman

This morning, Gabrielle Giffords offered her official resignation from Congress to Speaker John Boehner.

Laura Margolis: The Heroine of Shanghai

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At JWA, we love to see other organizations (and not just women’s organizations) sharing and celebrating the stories of unheralded Jewish women.

Remembering Adrienne Cooper, mother of the Klezmer/Yiddish revival

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Adrienne Cooper

Adrienne Cooper passed away on Sunday evening at the age of 65 after a long fight with cancer.

Dear Paula Hyman, z''l

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Paula Hyman - still image 2

I have a spreadsheet that focuses on Jewish and feminist life at every college I want to apply to.