Voices for the Vote: Stories and Lessons of Jewish Women's Activism in the Suffrage Movement   

 A virtual conversation between Melissa R. Klapper - professor of history and director of Women’s & Gender Studies at Rowan University - and Deborah Dash Moore - University of Michigan Huetwell Professor of History and Judaic Studies - about Dr. Klapper's award winning book, Ballots, Babies, and Banners of Peace.

Co-sponsored by The Jewish Cultural Society and the League of Women Voters.

View the program on AADL.TV (Ann Arbor District Library's channel). It will premiere on May 26th and be available in replay afterwards.

 The book explores Jewish women's activism in the first wave of feminism, long before the names Betty Friedan, Bella Abzug and Gloria Steinem became familiar to so many. 

While the history of Jewish women in the later labor movement is often written about, their involvement in the suffrage and other early social movements is not well known. Klapper believes that Jewish women’s activism comes from within Judaism’s ideas about the importance of community, social justice and making the world a better place.

Professor Klapper is an engaging speaker whose knowledge and insights will be a welcome and valuable addition to the Suffrage Centennial discussions.