This Week in History

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November 11—November 17

1938

Death of author, educator, and Zionist pioneer Jessie Sampter

Jessie Sampter Quotation on Himank BRO Sign, Nubra Valley, India

November 11

1900

Birth of Caroline Klein Simon, anti-discrimination pioneer

Caroline Simon

November 12

1937

Radical dance pioneer Anna Sokolow debuts on Broadway

Anna Sokolow, 1958

November 14

1896

National Council of Jewish Women holds first national convention

National Council of Jewish Women's Original Badge

November 15

1984

Shoshana Cardin becomes first woman to lead a major national Jewish organization

Shoshana Cardin

November 15

1909

Debut of singer Alma Gluck

Alma Gluck

November 16

1950

Roberta Peters debuts at the Met

Roberta Peters Album

November 17

2007

National Humanities Medal awarded to Ruth Wisse

Ruth Wisse Receives National Humanities Medal

November 15

1980

Diana Mara Henry's photographs of the Women's Pentagon Action protest march

Women's Pentagon Action march on the Pentagon, November 17, 1980, by Diana Mara Henry

November 17

2010

Jaimy Gordon wins the 2010 National Book Award for Fiction

Jaimy Gordon

November 17

2011

"A Train in Winter" reveals the strength of women’s friendship

"A Train in Winter" Front Cover

November 13

2015

Abby Stein Publicly Comes Out as the First Trans Woman from an ultra-Orthodox Community

Abby Stein

November 11

1969

Rebecca Walker Is Born

Rebecca Walker

November 17

2008

Mona Sutphen Becomes Co-Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy

Mona Sutphen

November 16

2022

Noa Kirel responds at MTV awards to Kanye West’s Antisemitic comment

Noa Kirel

November 13

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