About "This Week in History"
This Week in History offers a unique calendar of American Jewish experience—connecting specific dates throughout the year to an array of compelling historic events related to American Jewish women.
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OCTOBER 13, 1891
Judge Jennie Loitman Barron, the first woman to serve on the Massachusetts Superior Court, was born. more >>
OCTOBER 13, 1986
Rita Levi-Montalcini's pioneering work on nerve growth earned her the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. more >>
OCTOBER 15, 2003
"Golda's Balcony" opened on Broadway, starring Tovah Feldshuh in a one-woman play about Golda Meir. more >>
OCTOBER 16, 1955
Esther Lederer, better known as "Ann Landers," published her first advice column. more >>
OCTOBER 17, 1988
The announcement that chemist Gertude Elion had won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine represented the culmination of an unlikely career. more >>
OCTOBER 18, 1948
Gertrude Berg, star and producer of the popular radio comedy "The Goldbergs," made her television debut as Molly Goldberg. more >>
OCTOBER 18, 2004
The Jewish Women's Archive joined with National Women's Philanthropy for an historic celebration of 350 years of Jewish women in America at the International Lion of Judah conference. more >>
OCTOBER 19, 1854
Ernestine Rose, a leading early American advocate for women's rights, presided over the Fifth National Woman's Rights Convention in Philadelphia. more >>
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October 13 - October 19
Credits for This Week in History:
Contributors to This Week in History include Karla Goldman, Ruth Pearlstein, Lynda Yankaskas, Carol Stollar, Elizabeth Lerner, Robin Maril, Michael Klein, Emily Judem, Rachel Guberman, and Sydney Schwartz. Designed by Anna Engle, David Barberich, Ari Davidow, Harold Wood, and Isaac Simon Hodes.
