Jewish Women, Identity, and the Aufklärung: The German-speaking Enlightenment around 1800

This paper poses the question, “how enlightened was German-speaking central Europe around 1800?” The initial idea was to explore how marginalized groups accessed the German Enlightenment. During the process of writing, it developed into a wider exploration of female Jewish identity. This revised an...

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Main Author: Josephine Porter
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Published: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing 2025-01-01
Series:Central Europe
Online Access:https://pubs.lib.umn.edu/index.php/cey/article/view/6365
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