"Fancy Sketch Book," by Penina Moise
Penina Moïse's Fancy's Sketch Book (Charleston: J.S. Burges, 1833), a collection of poems on biblical themes and contemporary Jewish life which was the first book by a Jewish woman published in the United States.
Courtesy of the U.S. Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division.
Courtesy of the U.S. Library of Congress, Rare Book and Special Collections Division.
How to cite this page
Jewish Women's Archive. ""Fancy Sketch Book," by Penina Moise." (Viewed on September 27, 2023) <https://jwa.org/media/moise-penina-2-still-image>.