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Blue thread, Ruth Tenzer Feldman

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Blue thread, Ruth Tenzer Feldman
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Blue thread
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Responsibility statement
Ruth Tenzer Feldman
Summary
The women's suffrage movement is in full swing in 1912 Portland, Oregon-the last holdout state on the West Coast. Miriam desperately wants to work at her father's printing shop, but when he refuses she decides to dedicate herself to the suffrage movement, demanding rights for women and a different life for herself. Amidst the uncertainty of her future, Miriam's attention is diverted by the mysterious Serakh, whose sudden, unexplained appearances and insistent questions lead Miriam to her great-grandmother's Jewish prayer shawl-and to her destiny. With this shawl, Miriam is taken back in time to inspire the Daughters of Zelophehad, the first women in Biblical history to own land. Miriam brings the strength and courage of these women with her forward in time, emboldening her own struggles and illuminating what it means to be an independent woman
Target audience
adult
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