Eugénie Foa
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Eugénie Foa (1796-1852) was, to our knowledge, the first Jewish woman to support herself professionally as a writer.
12 June 1796
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Eugénie Foa (1796-1852) was, to our knowledge, the first Jewish woman to support herself professionally as a writer. That is how the Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women, the scholarly reference published by the Jewish Women's Archive, opens its entry on her, written by Lisa Moses Leff, and the entry is linked below.
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Source: Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women (Jewish Women's Archive) — Lisa Moses Leff
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Eugénie Foa (1796-1852) was, to our knowledge, the first Jewish woman to support herself professionally as a writer.
Source: Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women (Jewish Women's Archive) — Lisa Moses Leff
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