Mrs. I. Lowenberg

Mrs. I. Lowenberg
(1903)
(1903)
BornBettie Lilienfeld
December 11, 1845
Prairie Bluff, Alabama, U.S.
DiedDecember 30/31 1924
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Occupation
  • author
  • clubwoman
  • reformer
  • socialite
Genrenovels
Subjectsocial reform
Notable worksThe Voices
Spouse
Isidore Lowenberg
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(m. 1862; died 1919)​
Children2

Mrs. I. Lowenberg (née, Bettie Lilienfeld; December 11, 1845 – December 1924) was an American author, clubwoman,[1] reformer, and socialite. Born in Alabama and educated in Missouri, she removed to San Francisco, California in 1860 and spent the rest of her life there.[2] Lowenberg was the founder of San Francisco's Philomath Club, the first club in the world composed of Jewish women with a regularly adopted constitution.[3] Her essays focused on various topics, especially on peace and arbitration. All three of her novels advocated for various types of reform.[4]

  1. ^ Who's who in American Jewry. Vol. 1. Jewish Biographical Bureau. 1927. p. 403. OCLC 1001898903. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ Brauner, David, ed. (7 June 2015). Edinburgh Companion to Modern Jewish Fiction. Edinburgh University Press. p. 28. ISBN 978-0-7486-4616-6. OCLC 1090481270.
  3. ^ Voorsanger, A. W. (1916). "The Philomath Club, A Review by Mrs. I. Lowenberg". Western Jewry: An Account of the Achievements of the Jews and Judaism in California, Including Eulogies and Biographies. "The Jews in California," by Martin A. Meyer. Emanu-el. pp. 57–58. OCLC 1018092845. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Brandeis was invoked but never defined (see the help page).