Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2009
DOI
10.2979/nas.2009.-.18.87
Publication Title
Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women's Studies & Gender Issues
Volume
18
Pages
87–12
Abstract
Throughout the 2,000 years of Iranian Jewish history, women usually were either illiterate or silenced. Iranian Jewish women in exile have been making up for their foremothers by creating prose literature at a fast pace in the last two decades. Through their poetry, novels and memoirs, they validate the claim that with financial security, access to education, and freedom of speech—rarely accessible to Iranian women until the twentieth century—they can shine. This article explores the history and background of Jewish women writers of Iranian heritage.
Rights
© Copyright 2009 The Schechter Institute of Jewish Studies and The Hadassah-Brandeis Institute.
Included with kind permission from the author(s) and copyright holder.
Original Publication Citation
Goldin, F. D. (2009). The ghosts of our mothers: From oral tradition to written words—A history and critique of Jewish women writers of Iranian heritage. Nashim: A Journal of Jewish Women’s Studies & Gender Issues, 18, 87–124. https://doi.org/10.2979/nas.2009.-.18.87
Repository Citation
Goldin, Farideh Dayanim, "The Ghosts of Our Mothers: From Oral Tradition to Written Words—A History and Critique of Jewish Women Writers of Iranian Heritage" (2009). English Faculty Publications. 222.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/english_fac_pubs/222
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