American feminism, especially “second wave feminism”, was largely influenced and led by Jewish women. - JewishContributions.com

American feminism, especially “second wave feminism”, was largely influenced and led by Jewish women.

American feminism, especially “second wave feminism”, was largely influenced and led by Jewish women.

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Most of this info is sourced from the Jewish Women’s Archive.

#132 Betty Friedan

#138 Gloria Steinem

#139 Andrea Dworkin

#133 Shulamith Firestone

#134 Ellen Willis

Naomi Wolf (Wikipedia)

#141 Robin Morgan

#140 Heather Booth

#230 Susan Sontag

#204 Beate Sirota Gordon

Susan Faludi (Wikipedia)

Elizabeth Wurtzel (Wikipedia)

Susan Brownmiller

Dorothy Dinnerstein

Phyllis Chesler

Hedwig Dohn (Wikipedia)

#136 Blu Greenberg

#135 Bella Abzug

Miriam Schapiro

Hélène Cixous

Chantal Akerman (Wikipedia)