Chattel or Person?
The Status of Women in the Mishnah
Judith Romney Wegner
Reviews and Awards
Chosen as a Jewish Book Club Alternate Selection
"I am thrilled that this book is now available in a reasonably priced paperback. Wegner provides an excellent introduction for reading classical rabbinic texts and a methodology for understanding their nuances in terms of gender."--H. Adelman, Smith College
"We have been waiting for this book. It is valuable and readable."--Allen Howard Podet, Buffalo State College
"Provides a well-organized and easily accessible presentation of scriptural and Mishnaic codes concerning women in Israel. Helpful for use in courses where students want to examine the situation of women in the Hebrew context but have little previous knowledge of the law or customs."--Ginger Hanks-Harwood, Pacific Union College
"The difficulty in using rabbinic materials to assess the place of women in Jewish antiquity has now been significantly alleviated by Judith Wegner's penetrating study of women as portrayed in the Mishnah....Will be extraordinarily valuable to all concerned with the historic roots of women's role in Western religious traditions."--Journal of Religion
"The topic and its results are of enormous value to comprehending more fully the rich intellectual tradition of ancient Judaism, the status of women, and the comparative history of religions. It is essential reading for anyone interested in these topics."--Religious Studies Review