Beatrice Shapiro

Breaking Ground: Careers of 20 Chicago Jewish Women Beatrice Shapiro

Women,jobs and ethnicity are hot topics today. Breaking Ground: TheCareers of 20 Chicago Jewish Women touches on all of these subjects, andmuch more. In their own voices, twenty Chicago Jewish women relate personal stories of their jobs,experiences, contributions and the role of Judaism in their lives and work. Thebook's limitation to Chicago and the careers of Jewish women make this bookunique, but anyone reading the book will attest to its universal appeal. Presently,there are no books on the market on this specific subject.¿ Breaking Ground: TheCareers of 20 Chicago Jewish Women is about courageous women, many who havesuccessfully broken into male-dominated professions, and in so doing, haveopened up the doors for future generations of women.