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Jeanne Scheper

Jeanne Scheper received her Ph.D. from the University of California, Santa Barbara, her M.A. in literature from the University of Maryland and her B.A. in liberal studies and studio art from Sarah Lawrence College. As of September 2005 she is a postdoctoral Fellow in the Women’s Studies Program at the University of Houston.

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Doris Rosenthal sitting on a donkey in front of a residential street, holding a piece of equipment and a basket of bananas

Doris Rosenthal

Doris Rosenthal was a daring explorer, a dedicated educator, and a painter of colorful and expressive yet unromanticized work representing the everyday life of Mexican Indians at a time when anti-Mexican sentiment in the United States was rife.
Libby Holman, July 9, 1932

Libby Holman

Singer and actress Libby Holman was known as much for her scandalous personal life and revolutionary activism as for her lush voice. She grew famous performing in Broadway shows and revues throughout the 1920s. Holman was openly bisexual and was accused of murdering her husband, Zachary Smith Reynolds, in 1932. She was actively involved in protesting racial segregation.

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Jewish Women's Archive. "Jeanne Scheper." (Viewed on December 25, 2024) <https://jwa.org/encyclopedia/author/scheper-jeanne>.