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Overview
Early
Influences
Establishing
a Reputation
"The
Maiden in the Temple"
Breaking
Down Barriers
Career
of a Lady Preacher
The
First Woman Rabbi?
Jewish
Women's Congress
Paradoxical
Positions
Marriage
and New Directions
Later
Years
Legacy
Timeline
Bibliography
Artifacts
Alphabetically
Artifacts
Sorted by Source
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Timeline
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1861
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Born Rachel Frank in San Francisco on April 10,
to Leah and Bernard Frank
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1879
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Begins career
as school teacher in Ruby Hill,
Nevada
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1885
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Studies
philosophy at University of
California-Berkeley
Begins teaching Sabbath school
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1890
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Writes first articles as newspaper
correspondent
Delivers High Holiday sermon to congregation of
1000 in Spokane Falls, Washington, becoming
first Jewish woman to preach in the United
States
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1893
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Enrolls in classes at Hebrew Union College in
Cincinnati
Delivers opening prayer and paper on "Woman in the
Synagogue" at the Jewish
Women's Congress, at the Chicago World's
Fair
Invited to lead Chicago congregation; declines
offer
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1895
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Officiates during High Holy Days at congregation
in Victoria, British Columbia
Works to establish branch of National Council of
Jewish Women in Oakland, California
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1897
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"Ray Frank Day" proclaimed at the Oregon
Chautauqua, an annual festival of public lectures
and entertainment
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1901
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Marries
Simon Litman
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1908
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Moves to Champaign-Urbana, where Simon joins
faculty at University of Illinois; becomes involved
with nascent Jewish student groups, precursors to
the Hillel movement
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1908
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Despite earlier opposition
to women's suffrage, helps to found the
Champaign County League of Women Voters
Helps organize and becomes first president of the
Sinai Temple Sisterhood, Champaign-Urbana
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1948
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Dies at age 87 in Peoria, Illinois
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How to Cite This Page
For a bibliography:
Jewish Women's Archive. "JWA - Ray Frank - Timeline." <http://jwa.org/exhibits/wov/frank/tmline.html>.
For a footnote:
Jewish Women's Archive, "JWA - Ray Frank - Timeline," <http://jwa.org/exhibits/wov/frank/tmline.html>.
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