Evelyn Torton Beck (born January 18, 1933) has been described as "a scholar, a teacher, a feminist, and an outspoken Jew and lesbian". Until her retirement in 2002 she specialized in women's studies, Jewish women's studies[1][2] and lesbian studies at the University of Maryland, College Park.[3]
Beck has published a number of essays and books on Judaism. She came to wider prominence in 1982 with her book, Nice Jewish Girls: A Lesbian Anthology, a compilation of poems, essays, reminiscences and short stories,[2] believed to be the first published collection of works by lesbian Jewish women in the United States.
- ^ Beck, Evelyn (Spring 2006). "Diana Kurz's Holocaust Paintings: A Chance Encounter That Was No Accident". Feminist Studies. 32 (1): 54–81. doi:10.2307/20459065. JSTOR 20459065.
- ^ a b Liora Moriel (1 March 2009). "Evelyn Torton Beck". Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia. Jewish Women's Archive, Brookline, MA.
- ^ Beck, Evelyn; Stepakoff, Susan (Summer 2000). "Lesbians in Psychoanalytic Theory and Practice". Feminist Studies. 26 (2): 477–495. doi:10.2307/3178546. hdl:2027/spo.0499697.0026.217. JSTOR 3178546.