America's Jewish Women is a thoughtful history of a group of diverse, passionate, contemplative, vocal and dynamic women, and is a welcome addition to the American historical canon.--Jordana Horn "New York Times Book Review"
[A] swift-paced and concise history.... Nadell fluidly intersperses thumbnail accounts of the famous and less so with a discussion of trends in American Jewish life.--Julia M. Klein "Forward"
A compelling and well-researched chronicle.... The contributions of these remarkable women shine in Nadell's impressive book.--Julie Hale "BookPage"
An accessible, yet scholarly account of our history.--Bettina Berch "Jewish Book Council"
Excellent.--Joseph Preville "World Religion News"
Nadell has taken on a big job in covering such a multidimensional, important subject. Nadell does it in informative and succinct style, and the result is a readable, valuable text.-- "Publishers Weekly"
We learn a great deal about some spectacularly brave and innovative women who transgressed traditional boundaries to break new ground.--Elaine Margolin "Jerusalem Post"
[Nadell] has turned the diverse life stories of dozens of women across centuries of time into a mesmerizing whole. This is a book to read and reread, then sit back and contemplate, with a smile, the wondrous achievements of Jewish women in America.--Francine Klagsbrun, author of Lioness
A masterful and remarkably timely history which should be on every shelf. In becoming America's Jewish women, generations of immigrants and their native-born daughters transformed themselves, their faith, and the nation they called home.--Abigail Pogrebin, author of My Jewish Year
The definitive history of Jewish women in America.--Jonathan D. Sarna, author of American Judaism: A History
With an expansive knowledge of both American Jewish history and women's history, [Nadell] brings to this book unparalleled insights.--Deborah E. Lipstadt, author of Antisemitism: Here and Now