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Jewish texts and traditions to include women would enrich Judaism as a whole and work to<br />

benefit all of its members.<br />

VI.<br />

Conclusion<br />

I went into this class with the assumption that religion had a single uniform opinion on<br />

women and that there was nothing that could be done to change it. In my 4 short months<br />

studying Judaism and Islam, I felt that I was taking part in the community Judith Plaskow<br />

and Kecia Ali wanted to create. I took part in discussions about women and have used what<br />

I learned to realize that the secondary status of women is something that can be changed<br />

within Judaism and Islam.<br />

Works Cited<br />

Ali, Kecia. Sexual Ethics and Islam: Feminist Reflections on Qur'an, Hadith, and<br />

Jurisprudence. Oxford: Oneworld, 2006. Print.<br />

Plaskow, Judith. The Coming of Lilith: Essays on Feminism, Judaism, and Sexual Ethics,<br />

1972-2003. Ed. Donna Berman. Boston: Beacon, 2005. Print.<br />

Schneir, Miriam. Simone De Beauvoir: The Second Sex. 1953. Feminism in Our Time:<br />

The Essential Writings, World War <strong>II</strong> to the Present. New York: Vintage, 1994.<br />

3-20. Print.<br />

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