This Week in History
Birth of writer Dorothy Parker
The always witty, sometimes vicious writer Dorothy Parker was born on this day in 1893 to a Jewish father and Scottish mother.
"Women Strike for Equality"
Ten thousand women marched down New York's Fifth Avenue on August 26, 1970, to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment, which granted women the right to vote.
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This Week: August 21 - August 27
Dietician Frances Stern connects nutrition to social welfare
Pioneering dietician and educator Frances Stern published an article on the importance of nutrition education in the "Boston Globe."
German-language "Die Deborah" first published
The first issue of "Die Deborah," a German-language newspaper focused on serving women's interests, was published.
Union troops arrest Confederate spy Eugenia Levy Phillips
Eugenia Levy Phillips was arrested as a Confederate spy.
Death of pediatric allergist Gail Greenberg Shapiro
Dr. Gail G. Shapiro treated over 36,000 asthma patients over 31 years of work at the same hospital.
Three generations of activist Seaman family mark 10th anniversary of Women's Strike for Equality
Three generations of activist Seaman family marched together in the tenth anniversary celebration of the New York Women's Strike for Equality.
"Women Strike for Equality"
A massive "Women Strike for Equality" march in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the 19th amendment took place in New York City and other cities.
New Torah scroll presented to the Beth Israel Synagogue in New Orleans
Jackie Gothard thanks Hayley Fields for Torah scroll on behalf of Beth Israel Synagogue in New Orleans.
Death of Hadassah activist Alice Seligsberg
Hadassah activist Alice Seligsberg died.
How to cite this page
Jewish Women's Archive. "This Week in History: August 21 – August 27." (Viewed on August 21, 2017) <https://jwa.org/thisweek>.
