The Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women

Features thousands of biographic and thematic essays on Jewish women around the world. Learn more

Pamela Matz

Pamela Matz retired from a position as Reference Librarian in the Widener Library, Harvard University, and is now a graduate student and poet.

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Amy Loveman

Amy Loveman was an American editor and publisher in the early twentieth century whose passion for literature led to her vital role in the Book-of-the-Month Club, selecting great books to introduce to new readers.

Miriam Michelson

Miriam Michelson grew up in the iconic mining town of Virginia City, Nevada, the seventh of eight children of Jewish immigrant parents and sister of Albert Michelson, a future Nobel prize-winner. She had a long, successful career as a journalist and popular novelist, with a bold and witty voice, and she was a steadfast advocate for suffrage and social justice.