Photo © Robin Dunitz
Date
1993
Location
National Council of Jewish Women
543 North Fairfax Ave. (at Clinton)
Media Notes
Acrylic, 16' x 25'
Wells was assisted by Felicia Goreshter
Description
The themes of community service, social action and education are emphasized. Among the Jewish women portrayed in the mural are feminist writer Betty Friedan, playwright Lillian Hellman, artist Lee Krasner, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer, NCJW founder Hannah Solomon, WWII Resistance fighter Hannah Senesch and anarchist Emma Goldman. Other personalities include Burmese political activist and 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, United Farm Workers organizer Dolores Huerta, human rights activist and 1992 Nobel winner Rigooberta Menchu, and former U.S. Congresswoman Barbara Jordan.
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