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Claire Auperin

Claire Auperin is a French PhD student working on English-language American Jewish women’s magazines published in the first half of the twentieth century. She wrote her master’s thesis on Rosa Sonneschein’s magazine, the American Jewess (1895-1899). She was invited to be a Fulbright Visiting Doctoral Student by Professor Beth S. Wenger at the University of Pennsylvania in the Fall of 2024.

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cover of the American Jewess magazine, May 1896, with a photograph of a woman with a large fan

English-Language American Jewish Women’s Magazines, 1895-1945

In the first half of the twentieth century, Jewish women published a wide array of magazines, bulletins, and newsletters, which displayed their skills as writers and editors. These publications served as tools for communication, publicity, and education and provided platforms for the diverse ideologies and perspectives of Jewish women.