Esteemed Jewish feminist authors Maya Arad (Happy New Years), Amy Shearn (Animal Instinct), and Kitty Zeldis (One of Them) will be in conversation with Susan Weidman Schneider, Lilith’s editor in chief and one of its founding mothers, about crafting complicated women on the page.
In their heyday during the 1920s and 1930s, Edna Ferber and Fannie Hurst enjoyed tremendous popularity but fell into relative obscurity soon after their deaths in 1968. With a decidedly Jewish sensibility, both of these women tell stories to inspire compassion and empathy about social issues–from body image to opioid abuse, from women’s roles to racism and the treatment of immigrants–startlingly relevant today.
