Jewish Women in Pre-State Israel: Life History, Politics and Culture Editors: Ruth Kark, Margalit Shilo, and Galit Hasan-Rokem This interdisciplinary collection of essays brings together issues to the foreground in order to redress a profound imbalance in the historiography of the Yishuv, the Jewish community in Palestine, and the early years of the State of Israel. Although male discourse still dominates this field, some initial studies have begun to create an authentic and multifaceted Hebrew-Israeli voice by examining the activities and contributions of women. This research has led to a number of basic questions: What was the reality of life for women in Jewish society in Ottoman and mandatory Palestine (Eretz Israel), and In the early years of the State? What was the contribution of women to the renewal of Israeli society and culture? What is the place of gender perceptions in the study of the new local identity? The original articles in this anthology forge innovative responses to these questions, reflecting the state of research in the field. Ruth Kark, Professor of Geography at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, has published extensively on the historical geography of the Middle East and Israel/Palestine. Margalit Shilo is Associate Professor in the Martin (Szusz) Department of the Land of Israel Studies and Archeology at Bar Ilan University. Galit Hasan-Rokem is the Max and Margarethe Grunwald Professor of Folklore in the Departments of Hebrew Literature and Jewish and Comparative Folklore at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.