Tamar Fields

Tamar Fields is the proud daughter of Emily Taitz, an author, women's rights advocate, Jewish women's rights activist, and scholar. It is her mother's inspiring life work and dedication to writing women back into history that led Tamar to contributing to this important encyclopedia project. Tamar is also a Reading Specialist specializing in helping children with dyslexia. She lives with her husband in Massachusetts, where they raised their four sons.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Tamar Fields." (Viewed on December 3, 2024) <https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/author/fields-tamar>.