Organized religion continued to provide a vehicle for black women to make social and civic contributions to Maryland. and is still a vital force in this way. In the past century. minority women have broken through many barriers of discrimination based on race and sex and as a result have contributed greatly to our communities. One such outstanding woman. Henrietta Szold. a Jewish immigrant and Baltimore resident. was a lifelong Zionist who gained worldwide fame as a writer. scholar. educator. and humanitarian. During the 1880s when Russian persecution of Jews worsened and refugees came streaming into Baltimore. she started the citys first night school to teach immigrants English. By the time the city took over the school. more than 5.000 people had studied there. In 1912.
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