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vivienI was surprised and delighted to come across Hannah Rachel Verbermacher, the Maiden of Ludmir. I've encountered a few examples of new-to-me women's history for this project.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maiden_of_Ludmir:
The Maiden of Ludmir, (full name: Hannah Rachel Verbermacher), (1805–1888), also known as the "Ludmirer Moyd", was the only female Rebbe in the history of the Hasidic movement.
Hannah Rachel Verbermacher was born in the early nineteenth century in the shtetl of Ludmir, Volhynia region of modern day Ukraine to Hasidic parents. Her father, Monesh Verbermacher, was a devout Hasid of Rabbi Mordechai Twerski, known as the "Maggid of Chernobyl", as well as a wealthy businessman. He provided an extensive education for his only daughter, which included many fields of Torah study.
She appears not to have been a remarkable child, but underwent a transformation in her late teens. Declining marriage, she started to fulfill all the commandments, including those not incumbent among women, and increased her Torah study. She gained fame as a scholar and holy woman with powers to perform miracles.
I found another interesting source while researching her (I am trying to have at least one other non-Wikipedia site for each of the women featured): Learned Women in Traditional Jewish Society.
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maiden_of_Ludmir:
The Maiden of Ludmir, (full name: Hannah Rachel Verbermacher), (1805–1888), also known as the "Ludmirer Moyd", was the only female Rebbe in the history of the Hasidic movement.
Hannah Rachel Verbermacher was born in the early nineteenth century in the shtetl of Ludmir, Volhynia region of modern day Ukraine to Hasidic parents. Her father, Monesh Verbermacher, was a devout Hasid of Rabbi Mordechai Twerski, known as the "Maggid of Chernobyl", as well as a wealthy businessman. He provided an extensive education for his only daughter, which included many fields of Torah study.
She appears not to have been a remarkable child, but underwent a transformation in her late teens. Declining marriage, she started to fulfill all the commandments, including those not incumbent among women, and increased her Torah study. She gained fame as a scholar and holy woman with powers to perform miracles.
I found another interesting source while researching her (I am trying to have at least one other non-Wikipedia site for each of the women featured): Learned Women in Traditional Jewish Society.