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Sep 30, 1946 Boston, Massachusetts, United States Died on 15 Dec 2011 (aged 65)
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About Paula Hyman
- Paula Ellen Hyman (September 30, 1946 – December 15, 2011) was a social historian and the Lucy Moses Professor of Modern Jewish History at Yale University.
- She served as the president of the American Academy for Jewish Research from 2004 to 2008.
- She also was the first female dean of the Seminary College of Jewish Studies at the Jewish Theological Seminary (link) from 1981 to 1986.
- Hyman was a pioneer for gender equality in Jewish religious practice, helping push for women's ordination as Conservative rabbis. During her time, Hyman was one of the most prominent Jewish women’s activists and her work is still widely read and cited today in the field of Jewish Studies.
- Jewish Historian Hasia Diner credits Hyman as the originator of the study of Jewish women’s history.
