From the shtetl to the lecture hall : Jewish women and cultural exchange / Luise Hirsch.

"To quench their thirst for knowledge abroad" : Jewish women from the Russian empire at German universities -- "She was like the merchant's ships" : the triple benefit of marginality -- "We lived and felt for Germany" : The German-Jewish women students -- Bread students, bluestockings, bomb throwers : the growing inclusivity of universities in imperial Germany -- "Citizens of academia" : Jewish women at the university -- "Forced right out of creative, fruitful work" : Jewish professional women in Weimar Germany and the Third Reich -- Biographical notes on selected women.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-297) and index.

"Traces the story of Russian and German Jews who became the first female professionals in modern history, focusing on their schooling and their experiences in German universities. The final chapter details how their careers were destroyed by the Nazis".--Page 4 of cover.