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What

Born in 1895, Ruth Lewinson was one of the earliest female Jewish lawyers in the United States.

When

1 July 1895

Biography

Ruth Lewinson is recognized among Jewish contributors to Civil Rights & Human Rights — Born in 1895, Ruth Lewinson was one of the earliest female Jewish lawyers in the United States.

How & why

Born in 1895, Ruth Lewinson was one of the earliest female Jewish lawyers in the United States. 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 Julie Altman, and the entry is linked below.

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Source: Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women (Jewish Women's Archive) — Julie Altman

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Born in 1895, Ruth Lewinson was one of the earliest female Jewish lawyers in the United States.

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Source: Shalvi/Hyman Encyclopedia of Jewish Women (Jewish Women's Archive) — Julie Altman