Elizabeth Holtzman (b. 1941).

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Abstract

An encyclopedia entry for Jewish politician Elizabeth Holtzman is presented. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, New York on August 11, 1941, a graduate of Harvard University Law School, and an organizing member of the Law Students Civil Rights Research Council. Cited are Holtzman's political achievements, such as her representation for Brooklyn's Sixteenth Congressional District, leadership of the House Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees and International Law, and authorship of a rape privacy act.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationJewish Women in America
Subtitle of host publicationAn Historical Encyclopedia
EditorsPaula Hyman, Deborah Dash Moore
Place of PublicationOxfordshire
PublisherTaylor & Francis Ltd
Pages 657-659
Number of pages3
VolumeI
ISBN (Print)9780415919364
StatePublished - 1 Nov 1998

Keywords

  • United States
  • Holtzman, Elizabeth, 1941-
  • Jewish politicians
  • Women politicians
  • Jewish women
  • United States legislators
  • Law students
  • Legal education
  • Societies

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