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Jeanne Scheper

Jeanne Scheper received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara, her M.A. in literature from the University of Maryland and her B.A. in liberal studies and studio art from Sarah Lawrence College. As of September 2005 she is a postdoctoral Fellow in the Women’s Studies Program at the University of Houston.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Jeanne Scheper." (Viewed on March 19, 2024) <http://jwa.org/encyclopedia/author/scheper-jeanne>.