Becoming American Women. Clothing and the Jewish Immigrant Experience, 1880–1920

Author & Curator	Barbara A. Schreier.
Imprint	Chicago, Ill., USA, 1994. 154 pp., illustrations: 8 col., 157 b&w, 25.5 × 21.5 cm. English.
ISBN	0913820199
Location	Chicago Historical Society (6 March 1994–25 August 1996)
Description	The role played by clothing, hairstyle and head coverings in the Americanization of European Jewish women who immigrated to the United States during the late-19th–early 20th C. Introduction and four in-depth essays: “The Old Country”, “They Don’t Wear Wigs Here”, “Greening Out” and “Mothers and Daughters”. No itemized listing.
main keywords	COSTUME HEAD COVERINGS, WOMEN’S PHOTOGRAPHS PORTRAITS UNITED STATES WOMEN WOMEN IN JUDAISM
minor keywords	Candlesticks/Candelabra Eastern Europe Hand-washing vessels Historical photographs Kiddush cups Matzah covers/bags Shana Tova greeting cards Synaogues, Poland Paintings
Other venues	Ellis Island Immigration Museum, New York City, USA (15 March–16 July 1995); National Museum of American Jewish History, Philadelphia, Pa., USA (10 September–31 December 1995); Skirball Cultural Center and Museum, Los Angeles, Calif., USA (28 April–25 August 1996)

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