Etta's Fiercely Independent Matriarchs

Photo courtesy of Etta King, JWA's Education Program Manager. Etta shares: "This picture frame hangs on my wall at work to remind me of the fiercely independent women (both Jewish and not) who paved the way for me. My great grandmother Molly Averbach, my maternal grandmother Emily Westwood Gardner, and my paternal grandmother Diane Averbach King."

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Etta's Fiercely Independent Matriarchs." (Viewed on April 18, 2024) <http://jwa.org/media/ettas-fiercely-independent-matriarchs>.